Giuseppe CARBONE giuseppe.carbone@unicas.it

Breda, 20th March 2018

“Innovative approaches regarding the rehabilitation and assistive robotics for healthy ageing”

The main objective of AgeWell is to increase and exploit the experience and background of a foreign specialist and interdisciplinary team with complementary competences, and including medical robotics specialists and physicians (neurologists and kinesiotherapists), in order to develop a pole of competence in rehabilitation within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. Total budget: EUR 1,723,069 ESIF contribution: 100% Timeframe: 2016-2020

LARM HAND II

LARM HAND IV

LARM HAND I

• What are the main research and innovation challenges addressed by your project? (O1) Systematic development of a family of robotic devices for rehabilitation specific tasks in accordance with relevant medical protocols and the achievement of the geometrical, kinematic, dynamic and haptic feedback models for this family of robots. (O2) The setup of a pole of innovation of high scientific level with European relevance, integrating researchers under the coordination of a renowned specialist from abroad. (O3) The development of the user interface according to medical protocols, social and age acceptance and adaptation to limited degree of mobility and IT skills for the users (O4) The development of the control and actuation system, the haptic feedback and master-slave strategies for the training of the disabled limbs (O5) Design and development of lower and upper limb specific solutions as experimental models of the AgeWell robotic system (O6) Validation of the fully functional solutions in an experimental stage and their development for technological transfer towards industry (O7) The increase of the team visibility on national and international level through high level scientific publications and patents,

• What are the key successes so far and what are the factors behind these

successes? Several innovative structures adapted to specific rehabilitation demands, with focus on each process stage: acute post-stroke, long term treatment in day care centres and long term training and exercising in home environment. Setup of an interdisciplinary team of specialists including mechanical and electrical engineers and physicians, ranging from highly trained personnel with experience in medical robotics to new researchers integrated as doctoral and post-doctoral researchers. Experimental models for devices for the lower and upper limb rehabilitation process Relevant number of publications in well-known journals, conferences 4 patent applications • How could other beneficiaries replicate them?

• What are the biggest challenges or problems which the project managers/beneficiaries face at various stages of project design and implementation?

Background differencies, administrative issues, ethics, language • How were these challenges tackled and how were the problems resolved?

Adaptability, regular meetings

• Who are the key stakeholders that need to be involved in projects for this

theme to ensure the right outcome? • What are the best practices for involving stakeholders, particularly patients, in

research and innovation projects? • What are the lessons learnt and what recommendations can be given to other

beneficiaries based on experience from the projects discussed?

This presentation shows results from the research activities of the project ID 37_215, MySMIS code 103415 “Innovative approaches regarding the rehabilitation and assistive robotics for healthy ageing” co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund through the Competitiveness Operational Programme 2014-2020, Priority Axis 1, Action 1.1.4, through the financing contract 20/01.09.2016, between the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and MCI as Intermediary Organism in the name and for the Ministry of European Funds.

Diapositiva numero 1Diapositiva numero 2Diapositiva numero 3Example of Medical applicationsLARM HAND: Built PrototypesDiapositiva numero 6Agewell activitiesDiapositiva numero 8Diapositiva numero 9LAWEX lab. testsDiapositiva numero 11ASPIRE - a parallel robot for shoulder rehabilitationDiapositiva numero 13Diapositiva numero 14Diapositiva numero 15Diapositiva numero 16Diapositiva numero 17