Habib Rahman, professor, mechanical engineering, was interviewed for a Q&A that recently appeared in Tech Briefs magazine on his recent research building a platform that would make remote physical therapy available to stroke patients.
Each month, the engineering magazine, put out by the SAE Media Group, features a researcher who has done innovative research.
Rahman developed a portable, assistive robotic arm, called the iTbot, that allows stroke patients to receive physical therapy without leaving their homes.
In the interview, Rahman explains how the assistive arm can adjust the right tension for a patient, which methods the arm employs to measure pain-free range of motion, what information a digital twin can give the therapist, and why a therapist is always a part of the treatment’s platform.
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