Practising strength and range of movement exercises with ROBERT®

We are pleased to share a second testimonial from a patient at Hobbs Rehabilitation South East, who have been trialling the ROBERT® at their rehabilitation centre in Liss, Hampshire since October 2025. Missed the first testimonial? Click here.

The ROBERT® is a robotic rehabilitation device for early upper and lower limb mobilisation. ROBERT® is developed by Life Science Robotics and represented in the UK by Summit Medical and Scientific.

Andrew’s testimonial

Andrew acquired a neurological brain injury in 2012 following a road traffic collision. Andrew attended Hobbs Rehabilitation from 2014-18, and has since been attending the clinic once a week for Physiotherapy including the ROBERT®.

Andrew’s initial goals focused on functional gains in his home environment. A major focus since achieving this has been improving his ability to play golf and the quality of his archery. He now reports regularly achieving a bulls-eye!

Andrew’s rehabilitation has been supported through neurotechnology integration, including strength and range of movement exercises using the ROBERT®, which have been pivotal in helping him progress toward his functional and sporting goals.

“Andy said ROBERT® has helped massively with his Archery.

He feels his arm can pull back to aim his arrow much stronger, and he can lift his arm easier.

Andy said he likes both standard therapy and ROBERT®.

Andy found ROBERT® a lot of fun.

He liked the fact he could see the screen and it gave him a challenge.”

Thank you very much to Andrew and his family for sharing their feedback on the ROBERT®.

From the clinical team at Hobbs Rehabilitation:

“Andy enjoys both the standard therapy and sessions with ROBERT® but the ROBERT® in particular, he finds a lot of fun and a good challenge. He also appreciates the interactive screen, which he finds engaging. He shared that ROBERT® has been a huge help with his archery. He feels that his arm is much stronger when pulling back to aim his arrow, and lifting his arm has become noticeably easier.”

Click here to read the full case study at Hobbs Rehabilitation.

Please get in touch with the Summit Medical & Scientific team today if you would like to arrange a demonstration.

About ROBERT®

ROBERT® is a robotic rehabilitation device, offering a complete and flexible solution for upper and lower limb therapy.

ROBERT® provides intensive rehabilitation for acute patients as early as possible, and can be used for upper or lower limb therapy either in-bed or seated with just one device.

Even severely impaired patients can be mobilised using ROBERT®, supporting a patient’s rehabilitation as soon as possible after their admission to hospital. Getting patients moving early and intensively is an important step towards optimal recovery and facilitating neuroplasticity.

How ROBERT® works

Therapists first define the desired movement using ROBERT®, including Activities of Daily Living and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation with seven degrees of freedom.

The ROBERT® then repeats the intensive therapy, offering tailored levels of resistance and support based on the patient’s ability.

EMG-triggered Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) within the additional Sensing and Stimulating (SAS) module provides intelligent sensing to support patients in contracting weakened muscles, allowing them to perform exercises with the ROBERT®.

Passive mobilisation is for completely immobilised patients, where ROBERT® carries out the exercise on the behalf of patients with reduced or no function. Active assistive mobilisation guides the patient through the exercise, and the patient’s function and strength determine the level of activity. Finally, active resistive mobilisation offers resistance against the patient’s movement.

ROBERT®’s assistive technology reduces the need for heavy and repetitive lifts, freeing resources for other aspects of clinical treatment and reducing the strain on the therapist. Clinicians can transport the device throughout their facility to each patient, and simply plug, attach, record and play using the intuitive interface. Patients can be set up and ready to go in as little as three minutes.

Click here to read more about ROBERT®.

About Summit Medical and Scientific

Summit Medical and Scientific are passionate about the power of rehabilitation technology.

We represent clinical technology leaders Hocoma, Life Science Robotics, ddrobotec^® and Motek to provide the total solution for rehabilitation in the UK. Our partners have developed innovative therapy devices using robotics, sensors and virtual reality for early and acute rehabilitation, gait and balance therapy, arm and hand therapy, body weight support and more. Click here to view all of our clinical solutions.

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