The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $599,999 project grant under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) program to the University of Rhode Island. The grant will fund research to design virtual reality (VR) technologies that enable adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) to independently engage in post-trauma self-regulation. The project aims to: (1) understand how adults with I/DD use VR for self-regulation after trauma, (2)...
This $1,149,995.00 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Program (CFDA 47.070) supports research at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine to develop innovative methods in artificial intelligence (AI) and motion capture technology to analyze patient movement and improve stroke rehabilitation. The key objectives of the project are to: 1) develop a method to integrate multimodal data into a shared representation...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $599,960 to Arizona State University (ASU) to enhance self-directed hand rehabilitation through AI-driven recovery dynamics monitoring and motivation boosting. The 5-year project aims to develop a computer vision-based system that integrates motion sensing and muscle activity data to model and visualize hand recovery progress, provide real-time feedback to patients, and leverage...
The National Science Foundation Division of Industrial Innovation awarded a $256,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I Project Grant to Immergo Labs, Inc. of Santa Cruz, CA. The grant supports the development of an immersive virtual reality platform for remote physical therapy and monitoring under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The platform will enable physical therapists to conduct remote sessions with patients using VR to assess movement and provide real-time feedback...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) Project Grant award of $275,000 to Rehabnetics Medical LLC will fund the development of a prototype robotic wrist-hand exoskeleton device for physical therapy. The system aims to provide tailored rehabilitative exercises and quantified measures of therapeutic progress for patients with motor deficits resulting from neurological conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, and Parkinson's...
This $276,000 National Science Foundation Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships Project Grant will fund the development of a virtual reality platform to deliver applied behavior analysis therapy to individuals with autism spectrum disorder. Vriends Corp will create software to simulate social skills therapy environments and enable certified therapists to provide remote treatment sessions aligned with applied behavior analysis principles. The envisioned virtual reality clinic aims to improve...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award (CFDA 47.070) of $250,000 provided to Northeastern University will fund a three-year research project to explore the impact of aging on users' ability to effectively interact with emerging immersive 3D technologies like virtual reality (VR). The project aims to develop models that relate age-related changes in visuospatial and motor functions to successful adaptation to VR-based...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Federal Grant Award (CFDA 47.070) provides $349,972 to the University of Rhode Island to conduct collaborative research on how aging affects people's ability to use emerging technologies like virtual reality (VR) for human-computer interaction. The 3-year project aims to link neuroscientific measures of brain activity with the use of VR-based 3D environments, building models that relate...
This Project Grant award of $220,947 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research to develop an intelligent wearable system that can assess patient motivation, adapt the challenge level of therapeutic activities, and provide cues to motivate stroke survivors to use their affected limbs. The project aims to address the problem of "learned non-use" where stroke survivors avoid using their impaired limbs despite retaining the ability...
This $997,735 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation will support Neurotechr3 Inc.'s development of a personalized telerehabilitation solution for individuals recovering from stroke-related arm and hand impairments. The awardee will advance its machine learning-driven telerehabilitation system through new exergames, personalized rehabilitation plans synchronized with patient recovery trajectories, and clinical evaluations. The system aims to improve access to effective...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $468,072 supports research at The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology to develop personalized virtual reality interfaces for motor rehabilitation. The goal is to optimize outcomes for individuals with spinal cord or brain injuries undergoing physical therapy. The researchers will examine how impairment levels affect performance, physiological responses, and perceptions during VR training that adapts task difficulty and augmented sensory feedback based on the individual. They will create models relating these factors to disability and leverage the models in an adaptive control system using positive reinforcement. Experiments will involve individuals with spinal cord injuries performing VR rehabilitation tasks with a robot arm avatar. Data from the VR environment, body sensors, and surveys will assess changes from personalized training. This work under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) aims to generate insights for more intuitive control of devices through sensory-driven interfaces tailored to function, including for motor rehabilitation.