How it all started
From 2017–2020, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funded the research project RosyLerNT to develop three interactive robotic training systems for physical and cognitive stimulation. All robots aim to support people with interactive training and to learn from one another. As a result, several perception methods were developed to detect body posture, movements and loads on the human body. In the next step, all the data collected is integrated into a biomechanical model that helps to adjust the robot and avoid overload to the human musculoskeletal system in any situation. Four partners teamed up for the development of RoboGym: the BEC GmbH as an expert on medical robotic applications; Koordinauten GmbH, to develop the cloud database and user interface; the German Sport University of Cologne, to develop training scenarios that are optimized for the neuro-musculoskeletal requirements; and RWTH Aachen, to develop the robot controllers for safe human-robotic interaction.
Based on the initial development as part of the research project RoSylerNT (funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research), the German Sports University Cologne teamed up with the robot specialists from BEC GmbH to develop RoboGym.
