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Commanding an assistive robotic arm in activities of daily living. Turning users into partners: Co-designing a robotic arm command system / Steuerung eines Assistenzroboterarms bei Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebens. Nutzer:innen zu Partner:innen machen: Gemeinsame Entwicklung eines Steuerungssystems für Roboterarme Cover

Commanding an assistive robotic arm in activities of daily living. Turning users into partners: Co-designing a robotic arm command system / Steuerung eines Assistenzroboterarms bei Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebens. Nutzer:innen zu Partner:innen machen: Gemeinsame Entwicklung eines Steuerungssystems für Roboterarme

International Journal of Health Professions
Volume 12 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)
By: C. Bischofberger,  R. Rätz,  G. Gruener and  A.M. Raab  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1:

Double Diamond Model
Double Diamond Model

Figure 2:

Needs of individuals with tetraplegia
Needs of individuals with tetraplegia

Figure 3:

ADL (Activities of Daily Living) assessment matrix analysis revealing which tasks are most relevant for integration into the robotic arm system, based on user preferences and technical considerations
ADL (Activities of Daily Living) assessment matrix analysis revealing which tasks are most relevant for integration into the robotic arm system, based on user preferences and technical considerations

Figure 4:

Average importance of ADL (Activities of Daily Living) for individuals with tetraplegia from 0 (not important) to 6 (very important)
Average importance of ADL (Activities of Daily Living) for individuals with tetraplegia from 0 (not important) to 6 (very important)

Figure 5:

Different HMI (Human-Machine Interface) designs depending on pathology. Abbreviations: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
Different HMI (Human-Machine Interface) designs depending on pathology. Abbreviations: Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), Brain Computer Interface (BCI)

Figure 6:

Standard GUI (Graphical User Interface) Layout
Standard GUI (Graphical User Interface) Layout

Figure 7:

Large Button GUI (Graphical User Interface) Layout
Large Button GUI (Graphical User Interface) Layout

Figure 8:

Compact GUI (Graphical User Interface) Layout
Compact GUI (Graphical User Interface) Layout

Figure 9:

Fast navigation three-step GUI. Left: First step, choose a position that the robotic arm should reach. Center: Second step, choose the lateral position to be reached. Right: Third step, choose the gripper orientation
Fast navigation three-step GUI. Left: First step, choose a position that the robotic arm should reach. Center: Second step, choose the lateral position to be reached. Right: Third step, choose the gripper orientation

Figure 10:

Exemplary Finite State Machine Task Execution
Exemplary Finite State Machine Task Execution
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijhp-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2296-990X
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Language: English, German
Page range: 173 - 186
Submitted on: Jul 31, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 29, 2025
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Published on: Dec 31, 2025
Published by: ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Assistive Technology,
Tetraplegia,
Robotic Arm Control,
Human-Machine Interface
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other

© 2025 C. Bischofberger, R. Rätz, G. Gruener, A.M. Raab, published by ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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