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In this paper we aim at demonstrating the feasibility of a bilateral training protocol supported by a dual arm exoskeleton, ALEx-RS. Three subjects performed the same reaching task in three conditions: with and without the exoskeleton, and in the bilateral mode. EMG data recorded during the experimental sessions showed that ALEx-RS features a high level of transparency and all subjects easily accomplished the bilateral task in an intuitive way. These findings demonstrated the suitability of ALEx-RS for being applied in a rehabilitation protocol in which also bilateral strategies are employed.
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Barsotti, M., Stroppa, F., Mastronicola, N., Marcheschi, S., Frisoli, A. (2019). Teleoperated Bilateral-Arm Rehabilitation with ALEx Rehab Station. In: Masia, L., Micera, S., Akay, M., Pons, J. (eds) Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation III. ICNR 2018. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 21. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01845-0_37
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