NSR Research

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2009
Robot-Aided Neurorehabilitation: A Novel Robot for Ankle Rehabilitation

IEEE Transactions on Robotics, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 569-582, June 2009, doi: 10.1109/TRO.2009.2019783



2010
Effects of unilateral robotic limb loading on gait characteristics in subjects with chronic stroke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2010) 7.23 DOI 10.1186/1743-0003-7-23



2011
Measurement of passive ankle stiffness in subjects with chronic hemiparesis using a novel ankle robot

J Neurophysiology, 105: 2132–2149, 2011, doi:10.1152/jn.01014.2010.



2011
Short-term ankle motor performance with ankle robotics training in chronic hemiparetic stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 417-430, 2011, doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2010.04.0078



2011
Ankle training with a robotic device improves hemiparetic gait after a stroke

Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2011 May;25(4):369-77. doi: 10.1177/1545968310388291

2013
Anklebot-Assisted Locomotor Training After Stroke: A Novel Deficit-Adjusted Control Approach

2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2013, pp. 2175-2182, doi: 10.1109/ICRA.2013.6630869

2013
Clinical application of a modular ankle robot for stroke rehabilitation

NeuroRehabilitation. 2013 ; 33(1): 85–97. doi:10.3233/NRE-130931

2013
Changes in passive ankle stiffness and its effects on gait function in people with chronic stroke

Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development ,  vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 555-572, 2013, doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2011.10.0206

2014
Facilitating Push-Off Propulsion: A Biomechanical Model Of Ankle Robotics Assistance For Plantarflexion Gait Training In Stroke

2014 5th IEEE RAS & EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob), São Paulo, Brazil, 2014, pp. 656-663, doi: 10.1109/BIOROB.2014.6913852

2014
Modular Ankle Robotics Training in Early Sub-Acute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 September ; 28(7): 678–687. doi:10.1177/1545968314521004

2016
Insights from this 2016 study led to the inception of AMBLE
Task-specific ankle robotics gait training after stroke: a randomized pilot study

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2016) 13:51 DOI 10.1186/s12984-016-0158-1

2018
Novel Interactive Visual Task for Robot-Assisted Gait Training for Stroke Rehabilitation

2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob), Enschede, Netherlands, 2018, pp. 402-407, doi: 10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8487654


2018
Quantifying Human Autonomy Recovery During Ankle Robot-Assisted Reversal of Foot Drop After Stroke

2018 7th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (Biorob), Enschede, Netherlands, 2018, pp. 523-530, doi: 10.1109/BIOROB.2018.8487221


2025
Adaptive control ankle robotics training durably improves gait biomechanics in chronic hemiparetic stroke and footdrop

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (2026) 23:49 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-025-01834-2

2026
Extending reach: hybrid robotic-functional electrical stimulation training for post-stroke upper extremity rehabilitation

J NeuroEngineering Rehabil 23, 146 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-026-01942-7


2026
Design and Evaluation of Sensor-Instrumented Footwear for Clinical Gait Assessment

2026 48th IEEE International Conference in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), Toronto, Canada, 2026, pp. 3973-3979


2026
The Concept of Shaping Applied to Locomotor Interventions: Clinical and Robotic Strategies to Facilitate and Progress Variable Stepping Training at Higher Intensities

Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2026 June ; 1-12. doi:10.1177/15459683261454948



2026
Ankle Robotics Induces Ongoing Locomotor Plasticity with Delayed, Sustained Multi-Segmental Gait Improvements 17 Months After Training in Chronic Stroke

Medicina 2026, 62(7), 1250. doi: 10.3390/medicina62071250