iManus
A portable smart glove platform, offering evidence-based programs and personalized progress assessment
iManus Patient App
Linking the glove's sensors to the app, allowing patients to record sessions and store performance metrics and share with the therapist
iManus Therapist App
Communicate with patient and access KPIs and materials for concise patient insights and comprehensive performance tracking
Resources
Therapists’ perspectives on a new portable hand telerehabilitation platform for home-based personalized treatment of stroke patients.
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Riverview Health Centre, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
This paper introduces a new portable hand telerehabilitation platform for home-based personalized treatment of stroke patients. It documents the iterative design and development process of the platform and explores the therapists’ perspectives on implementing home-based treatment of stroke patients. Click here to download the document .
Roboethics in Remote Human Interactions and Rehabilitative Therapeutics, submitted.
Contributors: University of Manitoba, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Ryerson University, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
In this article, the importance of data security and privacy is emphasized considering the increased robot use replacing face-to-face interventions. The principles discussed in this paper can help researchers and engineers design ethical robotics in remote health care settings and weigh benefits of robotic technology against the possibility of harm to humans. Click here to download the document .
Ambient Assisted Living Technologies to support Older Adults’ health and wellness: A systematic mapping review
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Riverview Health Centre, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
As the proportion of the older Adults is growing, many researches have focued on “How can we support OAs to lead independent and healthy lifestyle?” This article addresses a review of researhes on Ambient Assisted Living Technologies, theri originality and quality. Click here to download the document .
A scoping review of haptic-enabled interventions for hand rehabilitation in stroke patients: a scoping review
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Riverview Health Centre, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
This scoping review aims to explore studies about technology-assisted interventions targeting hand rehabilitation to identify the most effective interventions. It aims to map the existing haptic-enabled interventions for upper limb rehabilitation and investigates their effects on motor and functional recovery in patients with stroke. Click here to download the document.
Attitude and perceptions of older and younger adults towards ambient technology for assisted living
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
This study explores the general perception of older and younger adults about the ransformative role technology can play in their health care as they age, and the generation of health solutions in home care. Click here to download the document .
Digital health technology for remote care in response to COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review
Contributors: University of Manitoba
This study investigates existing digital health technology (DHT) solutions that have been put in place to enable remote care in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to download the document .
Evaluating the Acceptance of Ambient Assisted Living Technologies (AALT): A Scoping Review
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba, Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM), Université de Montréal
This study aims to identify Ambient Assisted Living Technologies (AALTs) that underwent an acceptance evaluation in rehabilitation contexts and identify methodological tools and approaches to measure acceptance in ambient assisted living (AAL) in rehabilitation research Click here to download the document .
Telehealth for Indigenous Older Adults: A Scoping Review
Contributors: University of Manitoba, Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba
This articles performs a structured search strategy on different electronic databases to assess the accessibility of telerehabilitation technologies for indeginous peapole. Click here to download the document .
A remote training and practicing apparatus and system for upper-limb rehabilitation (US17/726,868, CA3156193A)
This invention relates to a remote rehabilitation training and practicing system with one or more patient workstations that use data acquired from a therapist’s workstation. The platform consists of a video recording system at the therapist workstation and the patient workstation along with computer software and/or mobile application at either workstation. Click here to download the document .
News
Our recent scientific article entitled “Therapists’ perspectives on a new portable hand telerehabilitation platform for home-based personalized treatment of stroke patients” has been accepted for publication in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences.
Tactile Robotics has received multiple grants awarded by The National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to Tactile Robotics (921707, 951301, 961633, 968705 and 933138) which was a great support for the process of research and development for iManu.
Tactile Robotics has contributed in two grants by the Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (Mitacs) awarded to the University of Manitoba (IT13630) and Ryerson University (IT24322) as part of the research and development phase for iManus platform.
We are delighted to announce that Tactile Robotics has been prequalified for the prestigious Innovation Solutions Canada (ISC) award. This nationwide grant was open to technology-based companies across Canada, and Tactile Robotics was selected among approximately 1000 Canadian companies.