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Brainwave-reading robot ‘coaches’ could rehabilitate stroke survivors | A new system allows rehabilitation robots to read brainwaves using a brain-computer interface headset.

Rehabilitation robots could help patients in the future by reading their neural activity via a headset.

The scientists developed the system as part of the VITALISE international pilot study, which is led by the National Robotarium’s Human Robot Interaction (HRI) team, in partnership with the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology. According the the researchers behind the project, roughly 80 percent of acute stroke and brain injury survivors suffer an upper limb impairment, which can drastically affect their quality of life. In a press statement, Lynne Baillie, academic lead at the National Robotarium for human-robot interaction, said: “We envision a future where patients have access to personalized robotic coaches that support clinicians and experts to deliver even more successful rehabilitation journeys.”

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