IoT and humanoid RObotics for autonomic PHYsio-Therapeutic monitoring, coaching and supervising in smart Spaces

I-TROPHYTS proposes to develop a visionary IoT and robotic framework that enables real–time and semi–autonomic monitoring, training and supervision of motor rehabilitation activities in indoor environments. The project employs humanoid robotics to support the healthcare professional and patients during the rehabilitation activities through the interaction of the robot with a smart space, where it acquires a grid of physiological and stress–related conditions of the patients’ activity. Based on these contextual data, the robotic system adapts the current motor routines to other more suitable ones, ensures a safe interpersonal distance between the acting subjects and, in critical cases, alerts the physiotherapist. Due to its structure, I-TROPHYTS addresses significant knowledge advances in multiple fields (rehabilitation, IoT, humanoid robotics, AI for healthcare) and involves a highly interdisciplinary team of Physical Engineering (PE) and Life Science (LS) researchers.