Over-reaching Outcome Goals

The 6 projects proposed in this RERC (three development, two research and one training project) will focus on the following key outcome goals to guide all people working in this emerging field:

• Advance the state of knowledge of stroke functional restoration
• Assessment of robots as diagnostic tools compared to other methods
• Prioritizing the value of different robotic treatment methods
• Increase the national capacity for therapeutic robotics research
• Develop robot systems, software, and protocols suitable for robotic diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients
• Build on our existing environment and network of colleagues that fosters free exchange of ideas, ease in testing of new hypotheses, and rapid prototyping of devices
• Increase the national capacity for therapeutic robotics training
• Provide an array of professional seminars and other elements that facilitate training and research
• Produce more experts in this field
• Refine the educational process that produces these individuals
• Increase the awareness of this educational process
• Strengthen the relationships amongst researchers, companies, and associations that facilitate technology transfer and growth of the field, by furthering potential for commercial products licensing and distribution.