Neurorehabilitation Robotics and Engineering

It is with great excitement that we here can present our research group “Neurorehabilitational Robotics and Engineering (NRE)” an our Center for Rehabilitation Robotics (CRERoB) (https://lnkd.in/ew4Zmp-P), at the Department of Health Science and Technology, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, AAU. To present our aims and activities here is a short video from the head of the NRE: Professor (Full), Lotte N. S. Andreasen Struijk (https://lnkd.in/emWSiH3K). See a list of our publications at https://lnkd.in/eCenub-u.

#CREROB will soon be welcoming a new Ph.D. Fellow: Dávid G.- a recent Master's graduate in Biomedical Engineering and Informatics from Aalborg University who will be working on developing innovative communication devices for ALS patients. Expressing his excitement, David said: "I look forward to tackling the challenges, seizing the opportunities, and enjoying the company of like-minded colleagues in the lab! "

This Week, Ana Santos Cardoso, Rasmus Leck Kæseler, and Lotte N.S. Andreasen Struijk from #CRERoB were invited to visit Prof. Dario Farina (see link below) and his research group at Imperial College London. There, we were introduced to the excellent research at Prof. Dario Farinas labs, and Lotte gave a talk on the research at CRERoB followed by an introduction to the model of the 5 DoF ULE exoskeleton, #EXOTIC from CRERoB by Rasmus and Sofia. Sofia stays for some more time to start up collaboration related to the EXOTIC exoskeleton model. We are grateful to Prof. Dario Farina for kindly inviting and hosting us at Imperial College, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration. Link to Prof. Dario Farinas Web site: https://lnkd.in/dMbTVgRu If you want to know more about the EXOTIC exoskeleton, you can read more here: https://buff.ly/3dRuGUj and find videos here: https://rerob.aau.dk/

We always strive to make our research lead to tangible results for the society, and participating in entrepreneurial activities is a path towards it. In this regard #CREROB member Mostafa Mohammadi participated in the Spin-outs Denmark masterclass event last week. Spin-outs Denmark program supports researchers in Denmark who are interested in transferring their research to a business, and it is supporting the #eMotivo project at #CREROB.

#CREROB member Kasper Stokholm Leerskov recently attended the second module of the School of Health Innovation with the #eMotivo project - learning how to translate research into business. The School of Health Innovation is a collaboration between Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, Universitetet i Oslo (UiO), Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU), and Karolinska Institutet. Thanks again to the Novo Nordisk Foundation for supporting such events!

PhD POSITION AVAILABLE AT CRERoB: BCI, TCI! We have an exciting PhD position available in on Brain and Tongue computer interfacing in our creative and dynamic research group: Neurorehabilitation robotics and engineering and the Center for Rehabilitation Robotics – start August 1st 2024 or soon hereafter. You can find further description (with links to: our group, CRERoB , works, further information) and apply here before May 1st: https://buff.ly/4auZYYX Looking forward to hear from you!

It is an immense pleasure and motivation to see our research make a real difference for individuals with disabilities and the clinicians supporting them. The research based development of the ROBERT® SAS shceme which, Professor Lotte N.S. Andreasen Struijk, head of CRERoB (https://buff.ly/34GLuYS), has led, with CRERoB member Kasper Stokholm Leerskov as the key HST-research manpower, is now in use at multiple clinical settings in many countries – see a list of examples of where it has been implemented below. The ROBERT® SAS system senses the movement intention from the weak muscle signal of a bedridden patient with paralysis caused by e.g. stroke or SCI, and activates functional electrical stimulation to support rehabilitative leg-exercising with a robot - and thus also alleviates the physical load on therapists. The system adapts its support through a novel assist-as-needed scheme developed by #CRERoB and colleagues at HST (https://buff.ly/4aPPHq0), Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, AAU, Aalborg Universitet. The work on developing (by CRERoB/HST/AAU), testing (by RRD), and commercializing (by LSR) is the result of a H2020 Eurostars project and involved collaboration with Roessingh Research and Development (RRD) in the Netherlands and the Danish company, Life Science Robotics (LSR). Life Science Robotics is the manufacturer and provider of the Robert SAS system. You can find our articles on the development of ROBERT® SAS and the assist-as-needed scheme, with the involved colleagues at HST, AAU, and Roessingh Research and Development here: https://buff.ly/3vKLBki You can find a video about the system at the company, LSRs website is here: https://buff.ly/3vLV1vJ Examples of national and international clinical use and implementation of the Robert SAS system are: • https://buff.ly/3Uc5ZEe (Denmark) • https://buff.ly/3vLV0YH (Poland) • https://buff.ly/3TVtvnK (UK) • https://buff.ly/3TUcpX7 (Poland) • https://buff.ly/4cTSNeo (Denmark) • https://buff.ly/4cTSNuU (Poland)

It is with great excitement and gratitude that we can announce that our head of Center for Rehabilitation Robotics (CRERoB), Professor Lotte N.S. Andreasen Struijk and her co applicants (listed below) have received a grant of 1,43 million EUR from the Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond ( https://lnkd.in/e2976gan ) for the continuation of #CRERoB for 3 more years from August 2024. The Center is a collaboration across all 4 faculties at Aalborg University and with Aalborg Universitetshospital and it is anchored at the Department of Health Science and Technology (https://lnkd.in/eHm_exMX) , at the Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, AAU. “The grant means everything for us, and it will be used to continue the important research on rehabilitation robotics and exoskeleton technologies and on interface and diagnostic technologies for individuals with neurological challenges including ALS, SCI, Stroke and CP”, - Prof. Lotte says. Thank you so much to the Aage og Johanne Louis-Hansens Fond! Read about the CRERoB and related research/publications/activities here: https://buff.ly/4cJ2r3t The Co-applicants includes: Associate Professor Mads Jochumsen, HST, AAU Assistant Professor Mostafa Mohammadi, HST, AAU Postdoc Rasmus Leck Kæseler, HST, AAU Clinical Professor Michael Gaihede, KI, AAU Clinical Professor Jakob Blicher, KI, AAU Clinical Associate Professor, Izabella Obál, KI, AAU Professor Thomas Moeslund, Create, AAU Postdoc Stefan Hein Bengtson, Create, AAU Professor John Rasmussen, MP, AAU Associate Professor Elizabeth Jochum, IKP, AAU Associate Professor, Chalotte Glintborg, IKP, AAU External Clinical Collaborator: Clinical Professor Jørgen Feldbæk Nielsen, Hammel Neurorehabilitation Centre and University Clinic, /AU (https://lnkd.in/e9scCvDS).

In unison with millions across the globe, we in #CRERoB joyously commemorated #Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Nowruz signifies the advent of spring and the rejuvenation of nature. To all those observing, we extend our warmest wishes for a joyous New Year!

This week #CREROB member Kasper Stokholm Leerskov from Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, AAU is attending a course on Innovation and entrepreneurship within HealthTech at the School of Health Innovation (SHI). The SHI is a joint venture of Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen, University of Oslo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and Karolinska Institutet. We are grateful to Novo Nordisk Foundation for supporting activties like this! #EMOTIVO