ARTICARES

ARTICARES is a Singapore medical technology company founded in 2017 as a spin-off from Nanyang Technological University in partnership with Tan Tock Seng Hospital. It develops robot-assisted upper-limb rehabilitation devices for stroke, dementia and injury recovery, aimed at the shortage of therapist time that limits how much repetitive therapy each patient can receive.

The portfolio covers H-Man, a table-top arm rehabilitation robot for shoulder and elbow training; ReHandyBot for hand and wrist rehabilitation; and the ARTICARES Care Platform for programme management. H-Man continuously assesses coordination, agility, strength and cognitive capacity during each movement and adapts force, resistance and game difficulty in real time, with progress reports generated automatically. Modular accessories include SmartGrip, ArmFlow and ErgoGrip. Devices are deployed in hospital, community and home settings.

1. H-Man: table-top arm rehabilitation robot for shoulder and elbow training, set up in under one minute on a standard table.

2. Real-time adaptation: force, resistance and game difficulty adjust to the patient's coordination, agility, strength and cognition during each movement.

3. ReHandyBot: companion device targeting hand and wrist rehabilitation.

4. Automatic reporting: structured progress reports are generated after each session, removing manual documentation.

5. Evidence base: more than 85 peer-reviewed publications reference the company's systems.

6. Reported outcome: clinical studies cited by the company show a 65% improvement in departmental productivity without reduced therapy quality.