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Advanced Robotics for Medical Rehabilitation

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Robots can be considered as reprogrammable devices which can be used to complete certain tasks in an autonomous manner. While robots have long been used for automation of industrial processes, there is a growing trend where robotic devices are used to provide services for end users.

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Xie, S. (2016). Introduction. In: Advanced Robotics for Medical Rehabilitation. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 108. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19896-5_1

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