Physical Assistive Robotic Devices and Systems Ota, Yasuhiro Ryumae, Masaru Sato, Keiichi Sano, Shin A physical assistive robotic device may include a frame including an upright support member, a lateral member slidably engaged with the upright support member, a handle slidably engaged with the lateral member, an elevation actuator coupled to the upright support member and the lateral member, and a lateral actuator coupled to the lateral member and the handle. The elevation actuator translates the lateral member and the lateral actuator translates the handle to transition a user between a standing position and a non-standing position. Sponsorship: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.; Illinois Institute of Technology United States Patent 2013-04-26 2013-02-19 Patent application/pdf islandora:9862 8,375,484 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/3002 en CC0 1.0 Universal http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/ Open Access