Comparison of Healthcare Workers Transferring Patients Using Either Conventional Or Robotic Wheelchairs: Kinematic, Electromyographic, and Electrocardiographic Analyses

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Robotic wheel chair (RWC). The seat in the RWC leans forward; thus, it makes the patients incline forward rather than lean back on the RWC. Patients are supported with a breast pad during sitting or driving. This device received a CE marking for safety and maneuverability. The criterion for using this device is the patients who have the ability to stand with assistance, and the exclusion criterion is the patients who have the inability to sit by oneself.