The development of Handy 1, a rehabilitation robotic system to assist the severely disabled

This paper describes the development and evaluation of the Handy 1 rehabilitation robot which is acknowledged as being the most successful low-cost, commercially available rehabilitation robotic system in the world to-date[1]. Over 100 people with severe disabilities have benefited from using the Handy 1 on a regular basis. Systems are currently in operation in several countries across the world including the UK, USA, Japan, France, Germany, Finland and Italy.