Ergotact - Including Force-based Activities into Post-stroke Rehabilitation.

Ergotact introduces the possibility of including force-based rehabilitation activities of the upper limb of post-stroke survivors. These activities are integrated into a dedicated game which is deployed on a tabletop. The patient interacts in the game with a tangible object which has to be moved, rotated, tightened/untightened and lifted according to the gameplay. The surface of the object is equipped with a matrix of force sensors which allows to introduce force-based activities into the game; for the purpose of the game, the object also includes an accelerometer and a gyroscope. The paper presents the concept and first feedbacks from therapists.