The robotized workstation "MASTER" for users with tetraplegia ...

Figure 5.
Percentages of subjects using the various operator interfaces.
Applications
Table 1 shows the interest of users in the different operating modes.
Table 1.
User response on the reason for interest (or noninterest) in robotic applications.
Automatic Mode Manual Mode ECS
Reason No. Reason No. No.
Interest
Easy 24 Security 37
Fast 8 Autonomy 12
Autonomy 3 Accurate 10
Accurate 11 NA 14
NA 30
Total 76 73 66
No Interest 14
No
viability 3 Complicated 10
Inaccurate 2 Too slow 2
Too slow 1 Dangerous 1
NA 9 NA 4 NA 11
Total 15 17 25
No. = Number; NA = No Answer.
Configuring and Programming
The configuration and programming phases rely upon the judgment of the occupational therapists. The configuration process was
considered useful and very important with respect to the versatility of the system. The therapists asked that configuration of the safety
zone be based upon the user's ability rather than having it be the same for every user. The therapists did not have a problem in