Evaluating the Child–Robot Interaction of the NAOTherapist Platform in Pediatric Rehabilitation

NAOTherapist is a cognitive robotic architecture whose main goal is to develop non-contact upper-limb rehabilitation sessions autonomously with a social robot for patients with physical impairments. In order to achieve a fluent interaction and an active engagement with the patients, the system shoul...

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Published in:International journal of social robotics Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 343 - 358
Main Authors: Pulido, José Carlos, González, José Carlos, Suárez-Mejías, Cristina, Bandera, Antonio, Bustos, Pablo, Fernández, Fernando
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Control
Engineering
Mechatronics
Pediatrics
Rehabilitation
Robotics
Robots
Rehabilitation robotics
Social human–robot interaction
Socially assistive robotics
Control architectures and programming
Automated planning
ISSN:1875-4791, 1875-4805
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Summary:NAOTherapist is a cognitive robotic architecture whose main goal is to develop non-contact upper-limb rehabilitation sessions autonomously with a social robot for patients with physical impairments. In order to achieve a fluent interaction and an active engagement with the patients, the system should be able to adapt by itself in accordance with the perceived environment. In this paper, we describe the interaction mechanisms that are necessary to supervise and help the patient to carry out the prescribed exercises correctly. We also provide an evaluation focused on the child-robot interaction of the robotic platform with a large number of schoolchildren and the experience of a first contact with three pediatric rehabilitation patients. The results presented are obtained through questionnaires, video analysis and system logs, and have proven to be consistent with the hypotheses proposed in this work.
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ISSN:1875-4791
1875-4805
DOI:10.1007/s12369-017-0402-2