This study evaluates the effectiveness of automated FES-assisted exercise therapy in improving motor function of the upper extremity in people with hemiplegia. Six subjects with stroke-induced hemiplegia used an automated workstation with instrumented objects to perform a set of tasks with their affected hand during one-hour sessions for 12 days. We used functional electrical stimulation for assistance with hand opening. The workstation sensors provided kinematic data to a desktop computer. Motor function of the affected upper extremity was further assessed by an investigator, blinded to the exercise protocol, using the Fugl-Meyer Test (FMT) and the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT). A Motor Activity Log (MAL) was used to assess home use of the affected extremity. The short-term efficacy of the therapy was reported at the 2001 SfN meeting. Kinematic data showed that improvement in upper extremity motor function immediately after the therapy was retained at the 2-months follow-up. However, the amount of impro...