NIH Funding Projects to Develop Assistive Robots

New research in robotics to help with stroke rehabilitation, guide wheelchairs, and assist children with Autism Spectrum Disorder are some of the projects now being funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and its National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). This is the third year that the NIH has participated in the Interagency National Robotics Initiative to support research to develop innovative co-robots, which work cooperatively with people. Other participants are the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.