The transferring robot is a robot that is designed to assist patients by lifting them out of their beds and wheelchairs and transferring them to new positions. The Robot for Interactive Body Assistance (RIBA) is a type of transfer robot. This particular robot still requires a caregiver to provide navigational assistance.
Phoenix Lee
https://www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accessengineering/adept/adept-accessibility-briefs/assistive-robotics-activities-daily
The RIBA is a friendly transferring robot that looks like it is giving the individual a hug while transferring them. The robot can perform transfers from bed to wheelchair, wheelchair to bed, and just lifting an individual up from the bed. According to the official RIBA website, “RIBA is the first robot that can lift up or set down a real human from or to a bed or wheelchair. RIBA does this using its very strong human-like arms and by novel tactile guidance methods using high-accuracy tactile sensors” (n.d.). I feel as though this could also be considered a rehabilitative technology because not only does it do transfers, but it could also help patients stand and do weight transfers or even walk around a little bit with it’s assistance.
http://rtc.nagoya.riken.jp/RIBA/index-e.html#:~:text=RIBA%20is%20the%20first%20robot,using%20high%2Daccuracy%20tactile%20sensors.