The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has supported CUHK to launch a three-year project 'CUHK Jockey Club HOPE4Care Programme' to implement four evidence-based advanced rehabilitation technologies in 40 local elderly day care centres and rehabilitation centres, to benefit the community.

The interactive intention-driven hand training robotic system is used for neuromuscular rehabilitation of the hand and forearm. This can help stroke survivors to regain their hand functions through motor relearning.

Inclusion Criteria:

• at least six months after the onset of a unilateral ischemic brain injury or intracerebral haemorrhage
• upper-limb motor impairments due to stroke
• metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints of fingers can be extended to 180 degree passively
• spasticity during extension at the finger joints is lower than 3 as measured by the Modified Ashworth Scale
• detectable voluntary EMG signals from the flexor digitorum and extensor digitorum muscles of the paretic hand
• have sufficient cognition to follow the experimental instructions

Exclusion Criteria:

• have other neurological, neuromuscular, and orthopedic diseases
• have shoulder or arm contracture/pain