Birouas, FlaviuNilgesz, ArnoldAvram, FlorinMihalca, Vlad Ovidiu2018-04-062018-04-062018-04-062064-9622http://hdl.handle.net/2437/249160This paper will be presenting a short review regarding robotic rehabilitation devices. The focus of rehabilitation are aimed for the human hand, mainly for regaining motor functions by the aid of robotics. A comprehensive statistical study will be presented regarding tendencies in the field of rehabilitation, medical robotics and technologies used for robotic exoskeletons based on existing published papers. A short review on existing practical examples is also presented. In the final part of the papers a short comparison is debated between soft robotic devices and rigid robotic devices used in hand rehabilitation. After presenting the review of the current state of the art a conclusion regarding the future direction of rehabilitation devices is proposed.enRobotic RehabilitationRobotic OrthosesRobotic TherapyHand ExoskeletonSoft RoboticsArticle10.17667/riim.2018.1/915