SEHTA + Aible Partnership

SEHTA is a partner alongside the Lead Partner, University of Portsmouth and the other 8 partners:
  • University of Picardie Jules Verne, French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission, University Hospital of Brest, Bournemouth University, Hobbs Rehabilitation, CC Initiative Ltd & BA Healthcare, announce that we are part of a new INTERREG project to support the improvement of the recovery experience of stroke patients in South of England and Northern France.

AiBle is a 3-year UK/France cross-border EU Interreg project to improve the recovery experience of stroke patients with better treatment effects and efficiency by developing an upper-limb rehabilitation exoskeleton robot based on AI and cloud computing.

The total amount of EU Financial Funding received is: €4,875,139.99 of which €3,333,849.26 has been co-financed by the European Regional Development Funds

  • SEHTA est partenaire aux côtés du Chef de file de l'Université de Portsmouth et des 8 autres partenaires, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Commission française des énergies alternatives et de l'énergie atomique, Hôpital universitaire de Brest, Université de Bournemouth, Hobbs Rehabilitation, CC Initiative Ltd & BA Healthcare que nous font partie d'un nouveau projet INTERREG pour soutenir l'amélioration de l'expérience de récupération des patients victimes d'un AVC dans le sud de l'Angleterre et le nord de la France.

AiBle est un projet européen Interreg transfrontalier de 3 ans entre le Royaume-Uni et la France visant à améliorer l’expérience de rééducation des patients victimes d’un AVC avec des meilleurs traitements et une meilleure efficacité en développant un robot de type exosquelette de rééducation des membres supérieurs basé sur l’IA et le Cloud Computing. 

Le montant total du financement financier de l'UE reçu est de: 4,875 139,99 € dont 3,333 849,26 € cofinancés par le Fonds européen de développement régional.

Aims of  the Project

This project aims to develop a new generation of exoskeleton robot that will benefit stroke patients by providing advanced functionality that will enable remote but active rehabilitation. 

This will be achieved by the integration of artificial intelligence, virtual reality and cloud computing. The project will introduce novel sensors to recognise post-stroke patients’ motion intention. The signals collected from the patients will be sent to a cloud-based data processing centre where the centralised database based on AI service will be accessed by all functional units. 

This will guide the robot movements, monitor the patient’s progress and can be used to provide expert assistance remotely. The project will have a virtual reality interface for performing activities of daily living which will be trialled on stroke patients and can be used in addition to conventional therapy to increase treatment intensity for improved recovery.

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Focus

The focus is to provide more engaging rehabilitation with a new generation of upper limb exoskeleton to improve efficiency and provide additional intervention that has the potential to improve outcomes and independence. The objective is to benefit post-stroke patients through intensive training of activities of daily living, with the goal of reducing long term dependency and improving the cost-efficiency of treatment.

Goals

  • Help stroke patients to benefit from remote and active rehabilitation
  • Increase the intensity and repetitions through the use of the robot which will lead to improved upper limb outcomes
  • Contribute to the wellbeing of stroke patients and social care in the Channel region 
  • Increase the delivery and uptake of novel robot-enhanced rehabilitation for stroke patients in hospitals and rehabilitation centres

Events

Past Events

The Role of Robotics in Rehabilitation - How to Research and Measure

Thursday 27th January 2022

Our partner Hobbs Rehabilitation delivered this workshop webinar on The Role of Robotics in Rehabilitation on Thursday 27th January 2022.  Speakers from the UK and the Canada, spoke to 58 delegates on a variety of topics: 

VR Games for Stroke Rehabilitation Workshop Webinar

Thursday 16th September 202

Our partner Bournemouth University ran this workshop webinar on VR Games for Stroke Rehabilitation on Thursday 16th September 2021. Speakers from the UK and the USA, created a discussion platform on intersections between the fields of rehabilitation, robotics, and human-computer/robot interaction.

AI & Exoskeleton Workshop Webinar

Tuesday 6th July 2021

Our partner University of Picardie Jules Verne, delivered the 3rd workshop webinar on Tuesday 6th July. A total of 20 delegates attended, to hear from speakers from the UK and France.

Human-Robot Interaction for Rehabilitation Webinar

Tuesday 29th June 2021

The 2nd workshop webinar took place on Tuesday 29th June, which was run by the lead partner, University of Portsmouth. A total of 51 delegates attended.  We were delighted to have a selection of international speakers from the UK, China & Italy, who created a discussion platform on intersections between the fields of rehabilitation, robotics, and human-computer/robot interaction.

Cross-Border Launch Event Webinar

Tuesday 23rd March 2021

Our Cross-Border Launch Event Webinar took place on Tuesday 23rd March.  We had a total of 53 attendees join us and our partners to learn more about the project and our partners.  We were also delighted to have Prof Shane Xie, Chair in Robotics+Autonomous Systems, University of Leeds talk about Innovative Robotic Technology and Artificial Intelligence for the Future of Healthcare.