Maude Beaudoin

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation

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Maude Beaudoin is a rehabilitation researcher whose work centers on assistive robotics and the lived experiences of individuals with upper extremity disabilities. Her research has made significant contributions to understanding how robotic arm technologies — particularly the JACO robotic arm — affect users' independence, quality of life, and daily functioning over time. Beaudoin's most influential work, a 2018 case series on long-term JACO robotic arm use (46 citations), broke important new ground by shifting focus from initial adoption to prolonged real-world use, capturing impacts on both users and their family caregivers — a perspective often overlooked in assistive technology research. Complementing this, her scoping review on robotic arm impacts (29 citations) provided the field with a much-needed synthesis of evidence at a time when commercially available devices were outpacing scientific understanding of their consequences. Through multiple scoping reviews, Beaudoin has helped establish a clearer evidence base for clinicians, policymakers, and engineers working in assistive technology. Her persistent attention to both the functional and human dimensions of robotic assistance makes her work particularly valuable for students and practitioners seeking to bridge engineering innovation with meaningful rehabilitation outcomes.