Assistive Technology Research

KEY FINDING: Seated balance significantly improved in total-direction endpoint excursion (EPE) after EAW training (P < 0.01).

KEY FINDING: Regular BCI training over 14 months improved the pilot's ability to produce distinguishable brain patterns for different commands.

KEY FINDING: T6 was the most frequently reported level of SCI among WRE users.

KEY FINDING: Participants significantly improved their walking distance in the 6-minute walking test (6MWT) after training with the H-MEX.

KEY FINDING: EAW reduced the amount of time needed for the bowel program in 24% of the participants.

KEY FINDING: At the end of the training, all subjects learned to efficiently use the interface despite being compelled by it to engage their most impaired movements.

KEY FINDING: Integrating AI with neural rehabilitation can be highly impactful by enabling family members and carers (non-technically trained) to alter the programming of neural rehabilitation robotic setups, to actively get involved and intervene promptly at the point of care.

KEY FINDING: MWC users spent significantly more time dynamic in 60–90◦and 90–120◦on the dominant arm compared to controls.

KEY FINDING: Heel strike and toe off are the most widely identified gait events, irrespective of the type of sensor used.

KEY FINDING: The addition of torque burst assistance from the exoskeleton resulted in an increase in gait speed for both SCI participants compared to passive or friction compensation modes.