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Usability test of a hand exoskeleton for activities of daily living: an example of user-centered design

Maria Almenara1 Institut Guttmann, Neurorehabilitation Institute, Camí de Can Ruti, Badalona, Spain, ;2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Plaça Cívica, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain, ;3 Fundació Institut d’investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain, Correspondence[email protected]
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Marco Cempini4 The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy, and
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Cristina Gómez1 Institut Guttmann, Neurorehabilitation Institute, Camí de Can Ruti, Badalona, Spain, ;2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Plaça Cívica, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain, ;3 Fundació Institut d’investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain,
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Mario Cortese4 The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy, and
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Cristina Martín1 Institut Guttmann, Neurorehabilitation Institute, Camí de Can Ruti, Badalona, Spain, ;2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Plaça Cívica, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain, ;3 Fundació Institut d’investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain,
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Josep Medina1 Institut Guttmann, Neurorehabilitation Institute, Camí de Can Ruti, Badalona, Spain, ;2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Plaça Cívica, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain, ;3 Fundació Institut d’investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain,
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Nicola Vitiello4 The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy, and ;5 Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy
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Eloy Opisso1 Institut Guttmann, Neurorehabilitation Institute, Camí de Can Ruti, Badalona, Spain, ;2 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Plaça Cívica, Cerdanyola del Vallés, Barcelona, Spain, ;3 Fundació Institut d’investigació en Ciències de la Salut Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera Canyet, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain,
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Pages 84-96 | Received 16 Dec 2014, Accepted 31 Jul 2015, Published online: 16 Sep 2015

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