title: Enhancing service delivering, improving quality of life, preserving independence through assistive technology.
abstract: In nowadays aging society, many people require assistance for activity of daily living. In most cases technologies have the potential to improve the quality of life for the older and disabled. We show how the use of a robotic platform with some embedded intelligence, the i-Walker, can help to improve the performance of the post-stroke individuals' rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy. r.annicchiarico@hsantalucia.it
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Annicchiarico
mesh_terms: D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014853:Walkers