Organisation profile

The research conducted by the department covers topics that deal with the characteristics of human movement and its connection with the environment, e.g. machines and/or technological processes. The results of this research are used in industrial automation and robotics, as well as in various branches of medicine and in sports. In addition to basic research in these areas, the department endeavours to conduct research that allows immediate transfer of the acquired knowledge and technologies to users. The main areas of research are related to the integration of mobility and manipulation in industrial and service robots, and humanoid robots, to the study of human physiological characteristics in various (often extreme) environments, the development of new biomedical devices, methods and procedures, and the problems of automation, robotics and computerisation of industrial production.

Field of expertise: products and services essential to value-added benefit

This department develops and manufactures electrical stimulators that are used worldwide. Recently it has focused most of its research on the treatment of patients with respiratory disorders, working with the Golnik Lung Disease Clinic. The purpose of the study is to determine the activity of the abdominal muscles during exercise, and the influence of high-frequency electrical stimulation on the fatigue of these muscles. We determined the course of periodic respiratory activity of muscles according to the load and the threshold of occurrence. The results will be used for bioreflection and reduction of activity, relaxation, and/or blocking of abdominal muscles during respiration.