TY - SER TI - NIH funds research on interactive robots SN - 0360-4039 PY - 2015/// KW - Robotics KW - Research & development KW - Handicapped accessibility KW - Medical technology N1 - Nursing N2 - The interagency National Robotics Initiative supports research to develop "co-robots": interactive robots that work cooperatively with the user. Funded by the National Institutes of Health and several other government agencies, the research supports development of co-robots designed to assist people with disabilities, such as patients with stroke-related disabilities, those confined to wheelchairs, and children with autism spectrum disorder ER -