PlayROB - Robot-Assisted Playing for Children with Severe Physical Handicaps

Kronreif, Gernot; Prazak, Barbara; Mina, Stefan; Kornfeld, Martin; Meindl, Michael; Fürst, Martin

doi:10.1109/icorr.2005.1501082

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“…In particular, it appears to be beneficial for hand training, motivation, and perception. [32][33][34][35] Robotic systems used for training children with CP by forced repetition and supporting movement error reduction were found to be useful. [36][37] The elements of SAR mediated therapy have been, [38][39] or not tested on children with CP, [40][41] or tested subjectively and qualitatively.…”

Section: Socially Assistive Robotics (Sar)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Robotics Agent Coacher for CP motor Function (RAC CP Fun)

Fridin

Belokopytov

2014

Robotica

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SUMMARYRobotics Agent Coacher for Cerebral Palsy motor Function (RAC CP Fun) is an attempt to implement socially assistive robotics, and a motor learning approach in rehabilitating movement disorders with a central origin. The concept and architecture of RAC CP Fun implements the motor learning theory and behavioral approach, i.e. principles of repetition, stages of learning, appropriate feedback, random practice, and enriched environments. Eleven children with cerebral palsy (CP) and fourteen typically developed (TD) children participated in two procedures while interacting with a robot and performing motor exercises. The interaction level and motor performance of children were measured and compared. Children with CP exhibited a higher interaction level; however, their motor performance was lower than that of TD children. RAC CP Fun was found to be feasible to interact with children of pre-school age, to augment the motivation of the children with CP, and to involve the children in motor exercises.

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Section: Socially Assistive Robotics (Sar)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Robotics Agent Coacher for CP motor Function (RAC CP Fun)

Fridin

Belokopytov

2014

Robotica

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“…In a related domain, teleoperated robots have been shown to enable achievement of play-related tasks that go beyond the child's own manipulation capabilities. In [12], a teleoperated robot called PlayROB was developed to enable children with physical disabilities to play with LEGO bricks. The ''Handy'' robot in [13] was used to assist children with cerebral palsy in performing a variety of tasks such as eating and brushing teeth.…”

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Engaging Children in Play Therapy: The Coupling of Virtual Reality Games with Social Robotics

Garcia-Vergara

Brown

Park

et al. 2014

Studies in Computational Intelligence

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Individuals who have impairments in their motor skills typically engage in rehabilitation protocols to improve the recovery of their motor functions. In general, engaging in physical therapy can be tedious and difficult, which can result in demotivating the individual. This is especially true for children who are more susceptible to frustration. Thus, different virtual reality environments and play therapy systems have been developed with the goal of increasing the motivation of individuals engaged in physical therapy. However, although previously developed systems have proven to be effective for the general population, the majority of these systems are not focused on engaging children. Given this motivation, we discuss two technologies that have been shown to positively engage children who are undergoing physical therapy. The first is called the Super Pop VR TM game; a virtual reality environment that not only increases the child's motivation to continue with his/her therapy exercises, but also provides feedback and tracking of patient performance during game play. The second technology integrates robotics into the virtual gaming scenario through social engagement in order to further maintain the child's attention when engaged with the system. Results from preliminary studies with typically-developing children have shown their effectiveness. In this chapter, we discuss the functions and advantages of these technologies, and their potential for being integrated into the child's intervention protocol.

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“…Marti and Iacono [21] designed a robot companion for children with disabilities, for empowering them to explore different play modalities. Kronreif et al [22], instead, designed a Cartesian coordinate robot that enables children with severe physical disabilities to play with existing toys, such as bricks.…”

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Design for Children’s Playful Learning with Robots

Lupetti

Yao

et al. 2017

Future Internet

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Abstract:This article presents an investigation of the implications of designing for children's playful learning with robots. This study was carried out by adopting a Research through Design approach that resulted in the development of a novel low-anthropomorphic robot called Shybo. The article reports the main phases of the project: the preliminary and exploratory research that was carried out to define a list of design requirements; the design of the robot and its supplementary materials for carrying out playful learning experiences; and the evaluation of the project that involved both parents and children. The robot, in fact, was finally tested as part of a two-hour experience that engaged children in activities related to the associations between sounds and colours. The article presents and discusses the results of this evaluation to point out positive aspects of the experience, emerging issues and hints for future works. These are documented to share lessons learned that might be supportive of the general development of children's playful learning and cognitive experiences with robots.

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PlayROB - Robot-Assisted Playing for Children with Severe Physical Handicaps

Cited by 30 publications

References 6 publications

Robotics Agent Coacher for CP motor Function (RAC CP Fun)

Robotics Agent Coacher for CP motor Function (RAC CP Fun)

Engaging Children in Play Therapy: The Coupling of Virtual Reality Games with Social Robotics

Design for Children’s Playful Learning with Robots

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