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An interactive robot control environment for rehabilitation applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

J. L. Dallaway,
R. M. Mahoney,
R. D. Jackson and
R. G. Gosine
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Interactive robot systems are under active investigation as aids for people with impaired manipulating ability. Under the direction of a disabled operator, a robot can manipulate objects, thereby increasing the independence of the operator in home, school and work activities. This paper describes a high-level control language CURL developed to facilitate communication between a disabled operator and the task environment. CURL is a Windows-based application. Interactive robotics requires a different approach from mainstream robotics where humans are kept out of the robot's work area.

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Robotica , Volume 11 , Issue 6 , November 1993, pp. 541 - 551
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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