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The "Rutgers Ankle" Rehabilitation Interface

The "Rutgers Ankle" Rehabilitation Interface is a virtual reality haptic interface designed to allow ankle rehabilitation at home and remote monitoring of patients by therapists. It is a research project of the Center For Advanced Information Processing's (CAIP) Human-Machine Interface Laboratory of Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA, in association with Rutgers' Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.
Press Coverage

  • "Computer Physio". BBC Online - Tomorrow's World. July 2001.
  • "Prototype: Ankles Away". Technology Review. June 2001.
  • "The Rutgers Ankle: Physical Therapy, Robotics and Virtual Reality". www.rutgers.edu
  • "The head bone's connected to the Rutgers Ankle bone". The Star Ledger. September 3, 2000
  • "Human Computer Interface Research at Rutgers University". Information Technology for a New Millenium, Supplement to the President's FY 2000 Budget, National Science and Technology Council
  • "Research Roundup: The Rutgers Ankle" by Stacey B. Hersh. Rutgers Focus. January 29, 1999


    Please send questions and comments to Michael Girone: mgirone@caip.rutgers.edu


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