RT Journal Article
T1 Evaluating the Child-Robot Interaction of the NAOTherapist Platform in Pediatric Rehabilitation
A1 Carlos Pulido, Jose
A1 Carlos Gonzalez, Jose
A1 Suarez-Mejias, Cristina
A1 Bandera, Antonio
A1 Bustos, Pablo
A1 Fernandez, Fernando
K1 Social human-robot interaction
K1 Rehabilitation robotics
K1 Socially assistive robotics
K1 Control architectures and programming
K1 Automated planning
K1 Socially assistive robotics
K1 Treadmill therapy
K1 Upper-limb
K1 System
K1 State
AB 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.
PB Springer
SN 1875-4791
YR 2017
FD 2017-06-01
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18662
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/18662
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025