4. Conclusion

Research applied to the field of assistive robotics has to take into account numerous constraints right from the early stages of designing a robotic assistance system. These constraints involve taking into account not only the technical efficiency of the solution, but also its uses. This work can only be carried out through a multi-disciplinary collaboration involving robotics research laboratories in the broadest sense (electronics, mechatronics, biomechanics, IT, etc.), Living Labs and clinical research structures, human and social sciences and ergonomics research laboratories, rehabilitation centers and medico-social structures, and users in the broadest sense (people affected by a disability, caregivers, healthcare professionals, etc.) [F 0 247] .

Engineers have a key role to...