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Assistive Robotics

Assistive Robotics is a subfield of robotics that specializes in the design and development of robotic systems intended to support individuals with disabilities or older adults in performing activities of daily living, thereby enhancing autonomy, participation, and quality of life.

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Reach and grasp by people with tetraplegia using a neurally controlled robotic arm

Leigh R. Hochberg, Daniel Bacher, Beata Jarosiewicz et al. · Nature · 2012 · 2.7K citations · Full text

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Soft robotic glove for combined assistance and at-home rehabilitation

Panagiotis Polygerinos, Zheng Wang, Kevin C. Galloway et al. · Robotics and Autonomous Systems · 2014 · 1.6K citations

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Socially Assistive Robotics

David Feil-Seifer, Maja J. Matarić · 2005 · 955 citations

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Granny and the robots: ethical issues in robot care for the elderly

Amanda Sharkey, Noel Sharkey · Ethics and Information Technology · 2010 · 950 citations · Full text

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Acceptance of Healthcare Robots for the Older Population: Review and Future Directions

Elizabeth Broadbent, Randall S. Stafford, Bruce A. MacDonald · International Journal of Social Robotics · 2009 · 873 citations · Full text

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Authors

10.9K

  1. KD
    Kerstin Dautenhahn

    University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    60 publications · 5.6K citations

    35

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  2. MJ
    Maja J. Matarić

    University of Southern California, United States

    53 publications · 5.4K citations

    33

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  3. TS
    Takanori Shibata

    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

    35 publications · 3.1K citations

    25

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  4. BR
    Ben Robins

    University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    32 publications · 3.1K citations

    25

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  5. CC
    Charles C. Kemp

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    33 publications · 2K citations

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Institutions

2.6K

  1. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    38 h-index

    178 publications

    15.9K citations

  2. University of Hertfordshire

    Hatfield, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    186 publications

    17.1K citations

  3. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    32 h-index

    219 publications

    12.4K citations

  4. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

    Pisa, Italy

    29 h-index

    237 publications

    13.2K citations

  5. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    28 h-index

    102 publications

    10.3K citations

  6. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

    Tsukuba, Japan

    27 h-index

    110 publications

    7.7K citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    27 h-index

    129 publications

    5.6K citations

  8. University of Plymouth

    Plymouth, United Kingdom

    26 h-index

    92 publications

    5.3K citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal of Social Robotics

    113 publications · 8.3K citations

    51

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  2. Robotics and Autonomous Systems

    46 publications · 5.8K citations

    32

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  3. IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine

    39 publications · 4.5K citations

    30

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  4. Sensors

    56 publications · 1.8K citations

    26

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