Biorobotics, or ‘cybernics’, is of increasing significance in helping today’s aging society cope with reduced cognitive and motor skills. This volume covers new developments in a field that combines law and ethics with cutting-edge medicine and engineering.
Cybernics: Fusion of Human, Machine and Information Systems.- Wearable Robot Technology.- Robot Motion Control for Physical Assistance.- Motor Control and Learning.- Movement Disorder and Rehabilitation.- Regenerative Medicine for Spinal Cord Injury Using Olfactory Mucosa Autografts.- Augmented Human Technology.- Haptic Interface and Cybernics.- Introduction to Mediated Communication.- Robotics for Supporting Childhood Education.- Subjectivity-Kansei Computing.- Human–Machine Coagency for Collaborative Control.- Electroneurophysiology and Brain Functional Imaging for Brain-Machine-Interface.- Roboethical Arguments and Applied Ethics: Being a Good Citizen.- Safety and Ethical Issues in the Development of Human Assistive Robots.- Standards and Statutes: ‘Soft’ Law and ‘Hard’ Law.