The LOPES has already been included in a couple European projects; formerly in one named Everyon and currently in the 3 year project MINDWALKER (Mind controlled orthosis and VR training environment for walk empowering ). This project is capitalising on the synergy that exists between diverse research fields in Europe; as potential robotics applications are becoming more and more concrete and plausible likewise, recent brain research is delivering promising results with new potential applications. Exploiting these concurrent developments, MINDWALKER incorporates the LOPES, Brain Computer Interface technologies and Virtual Reality in a comprehensive rehabilitation system for the lower limbs. Similarly, the SPECS Lab at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra has developed RGS (Rehabilitation Gaming System), a virtual reality tool that exploits what we know about the brain’s  plasticity to rehabilitate arm movement in stroke patients.

Robot Companions for Citizens is another example of a European sponsored initiative which integrates advances in neuroscience, robotics and new materials. This initiative aims to create novel benefits for society by fostering  the development of new types of robots and a new industry at large.