Anne Renders
Papers
5
Total Citations
150
H-Index
5
About
Anne Renders is a leading researcher at the intersection of pediatric rehabilitation, robotics, and serious gaming, with a primary focus on improving upper limb motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Her major contributions center on the rigorous clinical validation of robot-assisted therapy (RAT), most notably through a landmark single-blind randomized controlled trial (114 citations) that provided critical evidence for RAT’s effectiveness in CP. Dr. Renders is also the driving force behind the ROBiGAME project, where she pioneered the integration of adaptive serious games with rehabilitation robots. Her work has established novel protocols for using robotic assessments to dynamically configure game difficulty—adjusting target position, assistance, and resistance in real-time—to personalize therapy. She has validated these assessment protocols (9 citations) and demonstrated how robotic serious games can objectively quantify motor impairments (6 citations). Additionally, her exploration of action observation therapy (8 citations) offers insights into how observing disabled children’s movements can enhance motor learning. With a growing citation impact exceeding 150, Dr. Renders is a key figure in translating cutting-edge technology into tangible, motivating, and effective rehabilitation for children with neurological disabilities.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1Upper Limb Robot-Assisted Therapy in Cerebral Palsy114 citations · 2014
- 2Development of a robotic upper limb assessment to configure a serious game13 citations · 2019
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