The Workshop

Rehabilitation robotics and neurotechnology are rapidly evolving from standalone assistive devices toward integrated ecosystems capable of continuously exchanging information between users and robotic systems. This transition is driven by multimodal bidirectional platforms that combine physiological sensing, artificial intelligence, embedded computing, neural interfaces, and sensory feedback within a common modular architecture. Such platforms enable technologies developed for different applications, including upper- and lower-limb prostheses, wearable robots, functional electrical stimulation, implantable neural interfaces, and neuro-urological systems, to share hardware, software, and control methodologies, accelerating innovation and clinical translation. Bringing together these complementary technologies represents a key step toward the development of reusable, interoperable, and patient-centered rehabilitation solutions.

Goals

This workshop aims to bring together leading researchers from robotics, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, embedded systems, and clinical rehabilitation to discuss the latest developments and future challenges in multimodal bidirectional human–robot interfaces.

The workshop will:

• present the state of the art in multimodal bidirectional rehabilitation platforms;

• discuss modular hardware and software architectures for reusable rehabilitation technologies;

• explore multimodal sensing and AI-based decoding for human intention estimation;

• present advances in sensory feedback, neural interfaces, and embedded intelligence;

• showcase clinical applications across prosthetics, wearable robots, FES, and neurotechnology;

• promote collaboration between academia, clinicians, and industry.

Main Topics

• Multimodal bidirectional human–robot interfaces

• Rehabilitation robotics and assistive technologies

• Prosthetic control and wearable robots

• Physiological sensing and sensor fusion

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning

• Embedded and edge computing

• Sensory feedback and neural stimulation

• Implantable neural interfaces

• Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES)

• Clinical validation and technology translation

Keywords

Multimodal sensing, Bidirectional interfaces, Rehabilitation robotics, Assistive technologies, Prosthetics, Wearable robots, Artificial intelligence, Embedded systems, Neural interfaces, Sensory feedback, Functional Electrical Stimulation, Clinical translation

The topics presented in this workshop have been developed within the framework of the INAIL-funded BioInterNect project (PR23-PAS-P2), involving a multidisciplinary collaboration among research institutions working on next-generation bidirectional technologies for rehabilitation and assistive applications.