THE DEVELOPMENT OF HANDY 1, A REHABILITATION ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO ASSISTTHE SEVERELY DISABLED

This paper describes the development and evaluation of the Handy 1 reh abilitation robot which is acknowledged as being the most successful l ow-cost, commercially available rehabilitation robotic system in the w orld to-date [1]. Over 100 people with severe disabilities have benefi ted from using the Handy 1 an a regular basis. Systems are currently i n operation in several countries across the world including the UK, US A, Japan, France, Germany, Finland and Italy.