Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction—the growing role of robotics in health care

How robotics will affect the practice of medicine for practitioners

How robotics will affect the experience of health care for patients

Robot and artificial intelligence companies around the globe

Medical robotics in acute care medicine (urgent care, pain management, and robot-assisted surgery)

Robotics in rehabilitation medicine: prosthetics, exoskeletons, all else in rehabilitation medicine

Neuroprosthesis applications of robotic exoskeletons

Robots on the battlefield and for space travel

The economics of the robotic industry

Brain-controlled assistive robotics and prosthetics

Artificial intelligence in radiology

The future of robots in medicine.

Robotics and VR systems are uniquely suited to provide functional assistance with mobility and activities of daily living, especially for patients with motor and sensory disorders of the central nervous system, stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, and cerebral palsy. Compiling both current knowledge and key challenges of robotic rehabilitation in one convenient text, Robotics in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is a comprehensive, easy-to-follow resource on robotic and VR systems in all areas of medical rehabilitation. Covers the impact of robotics and artificial intelligence on all aspects of health care delivery. Focuses on the key technologies in developing robotics for a wide range of medical rehabilitation activities, including neuroprosthesis applications of robotic exoskeletons and brain-controlled assistive robotics and prosthetics. Addresses artificial intelligence, medical robotics in acute care medicine, and robots on the battlefield and in space travel. Contains chapters on the economics of the robotic industry and the future of robots in medicine. Ideal for physiatrists and PM&R residents and fellows; clinicians in orthopaedics, sports medicine, spinal cord injury, and occupational therapy; and specialists working with orthotics and prosthetics. An eBook version is included with purchase.