Graceful User Following for Mobile Balance Assistive Robot in Daily Activities Assistance

Understand

Numerous diseases and aging can cause degeneration of people's balance ability resulting in limited mobility and even high risks of fall.

• Robotic technologies can provide more intensive rehabilitation exercises or be used as assistive devices to compensate for balance ability.
• However, With the new healthcare paradigm shifting from hospital care to home care, there is a gap in robotic systems that can provide care at home.
• This paper introduces Mobile Robotic Balance Assistant (MRBA), a compact and cost-effective balance assistive robot that can provide both rehabilitation training and activities of daily living (ADLs) assistance at home.