Camila Shirota

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Camila Shirota is a leading researcher in neurorehabilitation engineering, specializing in the intersection of robotics, sensorimotor assessment, and human movement science. Her work focuses on developing technology-aided tools to quantify coordination, balance, and recovery strategies in individuals with neurological disorders or limb loss. Shirota’s major contributions include establishing a common language for assessing upper-extremity interlimb coordination (66 citations) and advancing robot-supported balance evaluation during standing and walking (52 citations). She has also identified barriers to technology adoption in clinical settings, offering stakeholder-informed pathways for future sensorimotor assessments (34 citations). Her innovative research on real-time recovery strategy identification during gait perturbations (12 citations) and the kinematic effects of robotic exoskeletons (9 citations) has direct implications for prosthetic and orthotic device design. Notably, Shirota contributed to the design of a commercial educational robotic exoskeleton (4 citations), bridging lab research with real-world application. Her work is widely cited by rehabilitation engineers, clinicians, and neuroscientists, reflecting its impact on improving quantitative, technology-driven assessments and interventions for motor function recovery.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   On the assessment of coordination between upper extremities: towards a common language between rehabilitation engineers, clinicians and neuroscientists

   66 citations · 2016
2. 2
   Robot-supported assessment of balance in standing and walking

   52 citations · 2017
3. 3
   Technology-aided assessments of sensorimotor function: current use, barriers and future directions in the view of different stakeholders

   34 citations · 2019
4. 4
   Recovery strategy identification throughout swing phase using kinematic data from the tripped leg

   12 citations · 2014
5. 5
   Kinematic effects of inertia and friction added by a robotic knee exoskeleton after prolonged walking

   9 citations · 2017
6. 6
   Design and Impact of a Commercial Educational Robotic Exoskeleton

   4 citations · 2019

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