The field of Research Dedicated to Extending Rehabilitation through the Deployment of Robotic devices is called Rehabilitation Robots.

Rehabilitation robots is a field of research dedicated to understanding and augmenting rehabilitation through the application of robotic devices. Rehabilitation robotics includes development of robotic devices tailored for assisting different sensorimotor functions[, development of different schemes of assisting therapeutic training, and assessment of sensorimotor performance of patient; here, robots are used mainly as therapy aids instead of assistive devices. Rehabilitation using robotics is generally well tolerated by patients, and has been found to be an effective adjunct to therapy in individuals suffering from motor impairments, especially due to stroke.

Rehabilitation robots are built with approaches that determine the patient's adaptability level in mind. Active assisted exercise, active confined exercise, active resistive exercise, passive exercise, and adaptive exercise are examples of techniques. Active aided exercise involves the patient moving his or her hand along a specified course with no force pushing against it. Active confined exercise is the movement of the patient's arm with an opposing force; if it tries to move outside of what it is supposed to, it is deemed ineffective. The movement with opposing forces is known as active resistance exercise.

The number of rehabilitation robots has expanded over the years, however they are extremely limited due to clinical trials. Many clinics have trials but refuse to adopt the robots because they desire they could be managed remotely. There are a few advantages of involving robots in a patient's rehabilitation. One of the advantages is that you can repeat the process or exercise as many times as you want. Another advantage is that you can obtain precise measurements of their improvement or deterioration. The sensors on the device can provide precise measurements. While the device is taking a measurement you need to be careful because the device can be disrupted once it is done because of the different movements the patient does to get out.The rehabilitation robot can apply constant therapy for long periods. In the process of a recovery the rehabilitation robot is unable to understand the patient’s needs like a well experienced therapist would.The robot is unable to understand now but in the future the device will be able to understand. Another plus of having a rehabilitation robot is that there is no physical effort put into work by the therapist.