The Mechatronics Group aims to desenvolver formas amigáveis e úteis de interação de maquinas com seus usuários e também com o meio externo.

Within this context, the group develops research in the field of robot-aided rehabilitation, where the proximity of machines with their medical users, therapists and patients represents a striking feature. In the specific case of patients, these users wear the robots. These types of applications impose requirements on performance, cooperative behavior, reliability, safety and protection that transcend industrial robots available today. At the same time, these systems require the creation of new methods to precisely assess compliance with these requirements.

This creates a bridge for interaction with basic research. At the same time we develop new versions of robots for rehabilitation of the upper and lower limbs, we apply thermal cameras (just to cite an example) to quantitatively assess the patient's motivational level. We are also working on the creation of new measuring devices based on alternative optical solutions and images to non-subjectively assess the evolution of patients undergoing rehabilitation processes.