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Head of research centre:
Professor Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk
Participants and partners?
The center is interdisciplinary and anchored at Aalborg University with participation of:
- Department of Health Science and Technology:
- Head of Department Kim Dremstrup
- Assistant Professor Mads Jochumsen
- Assistant Professor Mostafa Mohammadi
- Professor Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk
- Department of Materials and Production:
- Professor John Rasmussen
- Professor Shaoping Bai
- Department of Architecture and Media Technology:
- Professor Thomas B. Moeslund
- Department of Electronic Systems:
- Professor Thomas Bak
- Department of Planning:
- Professor Anne Marie Kanstrup
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital:
- Professor Michael Gaihede
In addition, we collaborate with external partners, e.g. Aarhus University, Aalborg University Hospital: Izabella Obál and Lotte Vinge, neurologists within amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and with West Denmark Center for Spinal Cord Injuries. Further, the center shares knowledge and spars with the Rehabilitation Center for Muscular Dystrophy.
All interested parties from other departments of Aalborg University and international interested parties can be part of the center network.
Who are we?
We are an interdisciplinary group of researchers with expertise within the topics related to rehabilitation robotics, covering biomedical engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, human centered designers, neurologists, otolaryngologists and partners from rehabilitation centers, user organizations and industry.
What are our fundamental goals/objectives?
In addition to the core research, the center activities are to:
- Strengthen application-oriented research in the use of robotics to increase the quality of life and independence of individuals with severe paralysis due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), stroke, spinal cord injury and similar disorders.
- Develop and evaluate new rehabilitation robots and robot interfaces that can be adapted to the functionality of the users
- Ensure the applicability of the research results through interdisciplinary research at a high international level with a holistic approach involving the users
- Form a bridge between users, clinicians, researchers and companies across disciplines, both nationally and internationally
- Perform a core research project on: Intelligent Hybrid Light Weight Tendon Based Exoskeleton for Severely Disabled Individuals (https://vbn.aau.dk/da/projects/intelligent-hybrid-light-weight-tendon-based-exoskeleton-for-seve)
- Promote rehabilitation robotics research and collaboration both at Aalborg University and with external partners (researchers, users, clinicians, municipalities, companies, etc.) through, e.g. workshops and collaboration with other projects in the field
Our research – what we do?
We involve users in the design and evaluation of robotics solutions for rehabilitation adopting the broad definition of rehabilitation by WHO. Through interdisciplinary research, we develop interfaces and robots for severely disabled individuals for both clinical therapy and domestic applications. An example is the core center project on the development of a lightweight intelligent tendon-based arm exoskeleton for domestic use that can be controlled with a hybrid adaptive semiautomatic control system starting with, e.g., myoelectric signals, later tongue-based control and finally brain-based control in order to support static conditions as in spinal cord injuries and to adapt to a progressing disease such as ALS. Another example of a center-collaborative project is the development of a hybrid FES-EMG rehabilitation robot for neurorehabilitation therapy in clinical settings, which is a project conducted in collaboration with industry.
How does our research contribute to societal health challenges?
The society is facing major health changes due to the demographic changes towards an older population. This decreases the number of available health professionals and at the same time increases the number of individuals needing support, both in clinical and in domestic settings. As part of the field of digital health, rehabilitation robotics has a great potential to help coping with these challenges as rehabilitation robotics can:
- Improve the self-supportiveness and thus the quality of life of the users
- Reduce the physical load on the health professionals, e.g. through therapeutic robots in clinical settings
- Increase the societal inclusion of disabled individuals
How are we funded?
Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond: DKK 6 million
Who are our key collaborators?
Clinics/user organizations:
- Danish Rehabilitation Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases
- Muskelsvindfonden
- RYK
- Vestdansk Center for Rygmarvsskade, Viborg
- Aalborg University Hospital
- Regionshospitalet
- Regionshospitalet Hammel Neurocenter
- Rigshospitalet
- RehabiliteringsCenter for Muskelsvind
- Sygehus Vendsyssel
- Brønderslev Neurorehabiliteringscenter
- Vestdansk Videnscenter for Neurorehabilitering
Key research/ international collaborators
- Peter Veltink, Department of Biomechanical Engineering, University of Twente, Netherlands
- Christian Cipriani, Professor, Director of the BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
- Dario Farina, Professor, Chair in Neurorehabilitation Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK
- Roessingh Research and Development, Roessinghsbleekweg 33b, Enschede, The Netherlands
- Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Companies
- TKS A/S
- Life Science Robotics
- TA-service
- Exact Dynamics, the Netherlands
- Assistive Innovations, the Netherlands
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Collaborations from the last five years
Profiles
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Shaoping Bai
- The Faculty of Engineering and Science - Professor
- Department of Materials and Production - Professor
- Physics and Mechanics - Professor
- Solid and Computational Mechanics - Professor
- Center for Rehabilitation Robotics
Person: VIP
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Elsass Fonden (grant): Evaluering af ny metode til træning af børn og unge med CP
Struijk, L. N. S. A., Gaihede, M. & Nai En Tierp-Wong , C.
01/03/2024 → 31/08/2024
Project: Research
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Spin-outs Denmark - eMotivo: A motivating digital health solution for rehabilitation at home
Leerskov, K., Mohammadi, M. & Struijk, L. N. S. A.
01/02/2024 → 31/01/2025
Project: Other
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Independent Research Fund Denmark (grant): A clinical method for tongue-based assessment of bulbar ALS biomarkers
Struijk, L. N. S. A., Blicher, J. U., Obál, I. & MacKenzie, S.
15/10/2023 → …
Project: Research
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Emotional design of medical devices: exoskeletons and post-stroke recovery devices
Lund, F. K., Feast, L. E. E., Skovfoged, M. M., Knoche, H., Mohammadi, M., Struijk, L. N. S. A. & Laursen, L. N., 31 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) Design Society. Cambridge University Press, 10 p. ISSN 2732-527XResearch output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review
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Evaluation of an Unloading Concept for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Study in a Small Patient Group
Stoltze, J., Oliveira, A. S., Rasmussen, J. & Andersen, M. S., 1 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Biomechanical Engineering. 146, 1, p. 1-39 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Influence of an upper limb exoskeleton on muscle activity during various construction and manufacturing tasks
Musso, M., Oliveira, A. S. & Bai, S., Jan 2024, In: Applied Ergonomics. 114, 104158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Datasets
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Spatially Variant Super-Resolution (SVSR) benchmarking dataset
Aakerberg, A. (Creator), Nasrollahi, K. (Creator) & Moeslund, T. B. (Creator), Zenodo, 26 Oct 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10044260
Dataset
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BrackishMOT
Pedersen, M. (Creator), Lehotský, D. (Creator), Nikolov, I. A. (Creator) & Moeslund, T. B. (Creator), Kaggle, 22 Feb 2023
DOI: 10.34740/kaggle/ds/2695511, https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/maltepedersen/brackishmot
Dataset
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Machine learning in general practice: scoping review of administrative task support and automation
Sørensen, N. L. (Creator), Bemman, B. (Creator), Jensen, M. B. (Creator), Moeslund, T. B. (Creator) & Laust Thomsen, J. (Creator), Figshare, 2023
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6582749, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Machine_learning_in_general_practice_scoping_review_of_administrative_task_support_and_automation/6582749
Dataset
Prizes
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Best Paper Award at EIBA Conference in 2023
Rana, Mohammad Bakhtiar (Recipient) & Moeslund, Thomas B. (Recipient), 17 Dec 2023
Prize: Conference prizes
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Nominated full member of Sigma Xi
Struijk, Lotte N. S. Andreasen (Recipient), Oct 2023
Prize: Honorary prizes and appointments
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Honorary Professorship at Amity University, Noida, India
Struijk, Lotte N. S. Andreasen (Recipient), 26 Aug 2022
Prize: Honorary prizes and appointments
Activities
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DigitalLead (External organisation)
Thomas Bak (Member)
7 May 2024 → 30 Apr 2025Activity: Memberships › Board duties in companies, associations, or public organisations
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Danske Universiteter (External organisation)
Thomas Bak (Member)
1 Apr 2024Activity: Memberships › Membership of committees, commissions, boards, councils, associations, organisations, or similar
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Ikke i min baghave: Miljøplanlægning og borgerinddragelse med Nordic Waste som case
Maj-Britt Quitzau (Lecturer) & Frederik Victor Kobbelgaard (Other)
7 Mar 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › External teaching and course activities at other universities
Press/Media
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Ny sprogmodel skal sikre Danmark mod usikre ChatGPT
07/05/2024 → 10/05/2024
25 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tænketank i opråb: Sæt grænser for politiets brug af ansigtsgenkendelse - hurtigst muligt
14/03/2024
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Impacts
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Tongue controlled exoskeleton for spinal cord injured persons
Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk (Participant)
Impact: Quality of life impact, Social impact