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Problems and Experiences on Cable-Based Service Robots for Physiotherapy Applications

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Service robots are under development and implementation in several fields both in already experienced areas and new applications. In this chapter problems, challenges, and solutions are discussed as related for developing a cable-based parallel system for physiotherapy applications as based on experiences at LARM in Cassino.

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  1. University of Cassino and South Latium, South Latium, Italy

    Marco Ceccarelli

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  1. Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Doina Pisla

  2. LSRO - Robotic Systems Laboratory, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland

    Hannes Bleuler

  3. Robotics Laboratory, Mihailo Pupin Institute, Belgrade, Serbia

    Aleksandar Rodic

  4. Research Center for Industrial Robots Simulation and Testing, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Calin Vaida

  5. Design Engineering and Robotics Dept, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

    Adrian Pisla

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Ceccarelli, M. (2014). Problems and Experiences on Cable-Based Service Robots for Physiotherapy Applications. In: Pisla, D., Bleuler, H., Rodic, A., Vaida, C., Pisla, A. (eds) New Trends in Medical and Service Robots. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01592-7_3

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