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  • Mechanical linkage design for haptic rehabilitation and development of fine motor skills

    Creator:
    Streng, B. Taylor
    Abstract:
    Thousands of children and adults suffer from fine motor skill deficits due to developmental disabilities or brain trauma. In order to acquire or reclaim these precision motor movements, occupational therapists work closely with each patient to develop the muscle memory required for completing tasks such as handwriting or drawing. Although...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF B.Taylor Streng for the degree of Master of Science in Mechanical

  • Robots Against Infectious Diseases : A Technologically Grounded, Human-Centered Exploration

    Creator:
    Kraft, Kory
    Abstract:
    Robots have the potential to protect health care workers, provide patient care, and ultimately save lives in infectious disease outbreaks. Nevertheless, infectious disease outbreak scenarios present unique technological and social challenges for robotics. This work explores what robots can and should do in the fight against infectious diseases. We present...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis
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    Health Care Robotics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4.2.2 Trust in Medicine