Project Grant 90BISA0044

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), under the Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health program (CFDA 93.286), provides $613,744 to Assistive Technology Development Inc. to develop a lightweight, cost-effective robotic telerehabilitation device for patients with musculoskeletal conditions. The device will provide motorized exercise modes coupled with blood flow restriction to enhance the...

This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant will support the development of remotely operated reconfigurable walker robots for eldercare services through February 2025. Funded under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering program, the award recipient Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Volunteer Services, Inc. will conduct research to design a multi-functional robotic system that can alter its physical configuration to navigate residential environments. The robot is...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), a program under the Administration for Community Living (ACL), awarded a $160,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.433) to investigate novel home-based telerehabilitation systems integrated with rehabilitation robots for stroke survivors with upper limb dysfunctions. The award period is from Sep 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2024. The project aims to develop and evaluate innovative rehabilitation technologies to...

This Project Grant award from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the federal Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), provides $147,486 to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, doing business as the Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania, to investigate how haptic interaction and robotic rehabilitation can improve community-based stroke rehabilitation. The key objectives...

Neurotechr3 Inc. received a $276,000 STTR Phase I Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation on May 1, 2021 to develop a customized upper extremity telerehabilitation solution. The solution will feature remote therapist interaction and dynamic motor recovery feedback for stroke patients. The award is funded under the NSF Directorate for Engineering's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to improve quality of life and economic strength through innovative engineering research and...

The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), under the Administration for Community Living, awarded a $862,500 Project Grant to Neurotechr3 Inc. on September 1, 2024. The two-year project, titled "Improved Hand and Arm Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy through Increased Access to Affordable and User-Friendly Exergaming Technologies," aims to develop an innovative therapeutic exergame product called Rehabilitation Technologies...

This $720,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) will develop a novel robotic ankle-foot orthosis (exoskeleton) system to assist older adults' mobility and gait ability in real-world ambulation. The project at North Carolina State University aims to design and fabricate a compact, lightweight robotic ankle-foot orthosis to provide powered assistance and enhance ankle...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), aims to develop a brain-computer interface (BCI)-mediated neurofeedback system augmented with virtual reality (VR) to enhance upper extremity rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy. The $350,000 award, effective July 9, 2025 through June 30, 2028, will fund the research team at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to create...