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Table 2 Overview of the rehabilitation robot included in the review

From: Assessment of movement quality in robot- assisted upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: a review

Rehabilitation robot

Structure

Supported

Controller

Possible therapy

Range of motion

Gravity-compensation

Back-drivability

  

segment

 

variation

   

MIT-MANUS

2DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Impedance control

Passive, Resistive

Planar movement

None

Yes

InMotion2

2DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Impedance control

Passive, Resistive, Assist-as-needed

Planar movement

None

Yes

InMotion3

5DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Impedance control

Passive, Resistive, Assist-as-needed

3D movement

None

Yes

ARM-Guide

2DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Impedance control

Passive, Resistive

Constrained linear movement

Yes

None

MIME

pair of 3DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Impedance/Admittance control

Passive, Active-assisted, Active-constrained, Bimanual

3D movement

Yes

None

Bi-ManuTrack

2DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Not specified

Bimanual active, Bimanual passive, Bimanual single active

Planar movement

None

None

Bilateral force-induced isokinetic arm movement trainer (BFIAMT)

2DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Admittance control

Bimanual passive, active-passive, resistive, reciprocal, symmetric

Planar movement

None

None

Braccio di Ferro (BdF)

2DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Impedance control

Active, Active-resisted, Resistive

Planar movement

None

Yes

REHAROB

two 6DOF robot (end-effector)

Arm, Forearm

Admittance control

Moevement at constant low velocity

3D movement

Yes

None

Uni of Guelph Therapeutic Robotic System (CRS-Robotics)

5DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Impedance control

Active, Passive, Active-assisted

3D movement

None

Yes

MACARM

6DOF (end-effector)

Arm/Forearm

Impedance control

Gravity assistance

3D movement

Yes

None

MEMOS

2DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Admittance control

Passive, Active, Active-assisted

Planar movement

None

None

HapticMASTER/ADLER/BiAS-ADLER

3DOF (end-effector)

Forearm

Admittance control

Active, Active-constrained, Drink and pour

3D movement

None

Yes

KINARM

2DOF (exoskeleton)

Arm, Forearm

Impedance control

Active-resisted, Bimanual Matching

Planar movement

None

Yes

L-Exos

5DOF (exoskeleton)

Arm, Forearm

Impedance control

Impedance assistance, gravity assistance

3D movement

Yes

Yes

EXO-UL7

two 7DOF (exoskeleton)

Arm, Forearm

Neural control

Master-slave bimanual active guidance, unimanual active guidance

3D movement

Yes

Yes

T-WREX/ArmeoSpring

5DOF (exoskeleton)

Arm, Forearm

Impedance control

Passive

3D movement

Yess

None

ARMin/ARMin II/ARMin III

6DOF (exoskeleton)

Arm, Forearm

Impedance/Admittance control

Passive, Active-assisted, Resistive

3D movement

Yes

Yes