A haptic-robotic platform for upper-limb reaching stroke therapy: Preliminary design and evaluation results

Table 1 Therapists' ratings of various prototype features.

	Range	Resemb.	Setup	Removal	Handle	Power	Comfort	Safety	QOM
Mean	3.3	3.2	2.8	3.0	2.4	3.8	3.4	3.7	3.6
SD	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.8	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.6

Mean and standard deviation (SD) of therapists' responses to the use of the haptic platform in regards to the range of motion, movement resemblance to traditional therapy, setup procedure difficulty, removal procedure difficulty, prototype's handle (i.e., end-effector), resistance power sufficiency, comfort level, perceived safety, and quality of motion (QOM). Ratings are from 1 (bad) to 4 (good), N = 8.

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