From: Robotic devices for paediatric rehabilitation: a review of design features
System (year) | Treated part of the body | DOFs | Actuator | Type of rehabilitation | Type of training | HCI input | Paediatric disease (design for or treated condition) | Paediatric design | Stage of the device |
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Hip/knee | 4 | DC Motors | Physical therapy | Passive/active/assistive/ | Impedance | Neurological | Yes | Clinical trial/commercial (FDA) | |
Hip/knee/ankle | 6 | DC Motors | Physical therapy/assistance | Assistive | Footswitch EMG | CP | Yes | Clinical trial/commercial (FDA) | |
Hip | 2 | DC Motors | Physical therapy/assistance | Assistive | Movement | CP | No | Clinical trial/commercial | |
University of Verona (2011) [207] | Hip | 2 | Pneumatic | Assistance | Assistive | Footswitch | CP | Yes | Feasibility study |
Hip/knee | 4 | DC motors | Physical therapy | Passive/assistive | Hip movement | ABI | No | Clinical trial/commercial (FDA) | |
Ankle | 2 active + 1 passive | DC motors | Physical therapy | Active/assistive | Impedance | Neurological | Yes | Clinical trial | |
Hip/knee/ankle | 6 | AC motors | Physical therapy | Passive/assistive/active | Impedance | Physical disabled | Yes | Clinical trial/commercial (FDA) | |
Hip/knee | 4 | Electric motors | Physical therapy | Assistive | Force | Physical disabled | No | Clinical trial/commercial | |
Knee/ankle | 4 | SEA | Assistance | Assistive | Footswitch | CP | Yes | Feasibility study | |
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (2017) [214] | Hip/knee | 4 | DC motors | Physical therapy | Passive | – | Physical disabled | Yes | Prototype |
Hip/knee | 4 | DC motors | Physical therapy | Passive/active/assistive | Impedance/EEG/LRF | Neurological | Yes | Clinical trial | |
Ankle | 1 | DC motor | Physical therapy | Passive/assistive/resistive/active | Torque/position | ABI | No | Clinical trial | |
Hip/knee/ankle | 10 | SEA | Assistance | Active/assistive/passive | Footswitch/position/force | SMA, SCI | Yes | Clinical trial | |
Knee | 1 | DC motor | Physical therapy/assistance | Assistive | Footswitch/position/torque | CP | Yes | Clinical trial | |
University of Arizona ankle (2018) [73] | Ankle | 1 | DC motors/cable driven | Physical therapy | Assistive/resistive | Footswitch/torque | CP | Yes | Clinical trial |
Tsukuba University (2018) [74] | Knee | 2 | Electric brake | Assistance | Assistive | Footswitch | CP | Yes | Feasibility study |
Los Olivos University (2018) [217] | Hip/knee | 4 | DC motors | Assistance | Assistive | Joystick | DMD | Yes | Prototype |
P-Legs (2019) [71] | Hip/knee/ankle | 6 | DC motors | Physical therapy/assistance | Passive/assistive | Impedance | Neurological | Yes | Prototype |
ExRoLEG (2019) [218] | Knee | 2 | Linear actuators | Physical therapy/assistance | Assistive | EMG/limit switch | CP | Yes | Prototype |
Hip/knee | 4 | DC motors | Physical therapy/assistance | Assistive | Position velocities | CP | Yes | Prototype | |
ExoRoboWalker (2019) [220] | Hip/knee/ankle | 6 | DC motors | Physical therapy | Passive | CP | Yes | Prototype | |
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (2020) [49] | Hip/knee/ankle | 6 | DC motors | Physical therapy | Passive | Physical disabled | Yes | Prototype | |
Instituto Politécnico Nacional (2020) [221] | Hip/knee/ankle | 6 | DC motors | Physical therapy | Assistive | EMG | Physical disabled | Yes | Prototype |