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motion tracking and patient monitoring systems. Our SAR
platform is a noncontact motor rehabilitation system that has
been extensively evaluated and progressively enhanced, used
on more than 100 normally developing children, on pediatric
patients [33], and for this article, trialed in a clinical setting
for a long-term evaluation with very promising results. The
system integrated an RGB-D sensor for patient tracking, and
it was controlled through a cognitive architecture that has
proven to be autonomous and robust enough to face clinical
practice [35].
In addition to what we discussed in this article, we plan to
pursue a more ambitious goal: the incorporation of new technologies such as NT in routine therapeutic procedures.
Although this article provides an initial long-term experience
in the search for new requirements, the results obtained following four months of study help establish a basis for extending this line of research to offer novel tools to health-care
professionals.
Acknowledgments
This work has been partially funded by the European Union's
ECHORD++ project (FP7-ICT-601116), the LifeBots project
(TIN2015-65686-C5), and the THERAPIST project
(TIN2012-38079). This research was also cofinanced by
PT13/0006/0036 RETIC, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo
Regional funds, and the Department of Health (the Regional
Government of Andalusia). We want thank the clinical team
of the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital for their support
as well as the participants and their relatives for their interest,
perseverance, and dedication during the study.
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