The goal of the project is to develop single-use devices for hand rehabilitation and a system that allows their preparation, using the achievements of soft robotics and artificial intelligence.

The core idea of the project is to replace currently used tools for hand rehabilitation with devices that are less expensive and better adapted to hospital conditions. Their key feature will be an adaptation to the needs and physiognomy of the patient by providing disposable, personalized actuators made of environmentally friendly materials. The use of soft robots with a small number of degrees of freedom as disposable elements of the device will reduce the cost of rehabilitation and allow their safe use in hospital conditions without the need for cleaning and disinfection after each use.

The project will allow the use of soft robotics in the rehabilitation of the hands of patients suffering from neuropathy after chemotherapy or post-stroke paralysis. The device will be the first Polish tool for active hand rehabilitation based on soft robotics.

The project aims at achieving two main tasks. The first concerns the development of "CAD for a physiotherapist.” It will be a set of tools for measuring the patient’s hand, supported by artificial intelligence, and used to personalize the therapeutic device and plan the rehabilitation. The second goal is the development of technology for the creation of disposable elements (actuators) based on soft robotics, their control, and interfaces, making them effective supports for therapy. Actuators would also be capable of simple and quick attachment to the patient's hand.

The final result of the project will be the preparation of measuring tools and a computer application for the development of a personalized rehabilitation tool and demonstrators of single-use rehabilitation tools for patients in two cases: with neuropathy after chemotherapy and post-stroke paralysis.