eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Mechanical Engineering 2014-11-18 2 7 299 302 10.12691/ajme-2-7-27 AJME20142727 article Boris Jobbágy boris.jobbagy@tuke.sk 1 Dušan Šimšík 1 Jiří Marek 2 Ján Karchňák 2 Daniela Onofrejová 3 Department of Automation, Control and Human Machine Interaction, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Slovak Republic Department of Robotics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, V?B - Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Slovak Republic This paper deals with robotic exoskeletons and their using in rehabilitation of the upper limbs. First part describes application of robotic devices in rehabilitation. In the second part there is described an architecture of rehabilitation robotic system and its main subsystems. Third part of the proposed paper is dedicated to robotic exoskeletons. This section deals with internal and external force action in exoskeletons. In the last part of the paper, there is shown design of robotic exoskeleton for the upper limb. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajme/2/7/27/ajme-2-7-27.pdf exoskeleton rehabilitation upper limb pneumatic artificial muscle