GReAT Summit 2026 Convenes Global Leaders in Rehabilitation Technology in Shanghai
Shanghai, 15th May 2026 – The Global Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology (GReAT) Association concluded its 4th annual GReAT Summit this week, bringing together over 200 clinicians, researchers, and industry innovators from 17 countries across three days of dialogue, discovery, and hands-on learning in Shanghai.
Co-hosted with Fourier Rehab, the summit took place from 13th to 15th May 2026 and reaffirmed its standing as one of the industry’s foremost gatherings dedicated to rehabilitation and assistive technology.
Since its inception in 2020, the GReAT Summit has become a defining event for the rehabilitation technology community. It is a space where scientific rigor meets clinical urgency and where international collaboration translates into real-world impact for patients.
This year’s program brought together six world-renowned scientists whose work spans neural engineering, robotics, and clinical translation:
· Professor José Luis Pons (Shirley Ryan AbilityLab): Robot-mediators in Rehabilitation: Rethinking the Role of Artificial Agents in Rehabilitation.
· Professor Dario Farina (Imperial College London): Inducing Neuroplastic Changes for Stroke Therapy by Associative Brain-Computer Interfacing.
· Professor Robert Riener (ETH Zürich): AI & Robotics Reshaping Rehabilitation.
· Professor Shingo Shimoda (Nagoya University): Are Rehab Robots Teaching the Right Movement? The Importance of Visualizing Implicit Neuromuscular Signals Beyond Gamification.
· Professor Kenneth Fong (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University): Technology for Upper Limb Home-based Post-Stroke Rehabilitation.
· Associate Professor Loh Yong Joo (Tan Tock Seng Hospital): Rehabilitation Robotics from Hospital to Community.
From Left: Prof Kenneth Fong, Assoc. Prof Loh Yong Joo, Prof Shingo Shimoda, Prof Dario Farina, Owen Teoh (President of GReAT), Prof José Luis Pons, Prof Robert Riener
Hospital Visits
Delegates went beyond the conference hall, visiting Xinchang Medical Center and Yong Ci Hospital to witness intelligent rehabilitation technologies operating within real-world clinical environments. At Xinchang Medical Center, Fourier’s emerging humanoid-assisted rehabilitation solutions demonstrated how advanced robotics can deepen patient engagement and enhance the quality of therapy delivery. These visits highlighted a compelling glimpse into the near future of care pathways.
Workshop
The Summit closed with practical workshops centered on two of rehabilitation robotics' most advanced platforms: the ExoMotus™ M4 and the ArmMotus™ EMU. Co-facilitated by STEPS Rehabilitation (UK) and Fourier Rehab's clinical team, the sessions provided delegates with direct, guided experience with technologies already shaping clinical practice.
Day 3 workshop with Jamie Storey from STEPS Rehabilitation, UK.
The GReAT Summit 2026 was more than a conference — it was a launchpad. New partnerships were forged, new evidence examined, and a shared conviction renewed: that rehabilitation without limits is not an aspiration but an achievable standard.
The GReAT Association invites clinicians, researchers, and innovators worldwide to join this growing movement to help build care that is intelligent, inclusive, and truly limitless in its reach.
About GReAT Association
GReAT (Global Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology) Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the development, adoption, and equitable access of rehabilitation and assistive technology worldwide.
Founded in 2019 on the conviction that quality rehabilitation is a universal right, GReAT operates across three interconnected pillars: clinical, research, and industry, bringing together clinicians, scientists, technology developers, and policymakers to close the gap between innovation and patient care.
Over the past six years, GReAT has championed international collaboration as the most powerful lever for improving rehabilitation outcomes, driving a future in which intelligent assistive technology is an integral part of every care pathway.