Evaluating the Child-Robot Interaction of the NAOTherapist Platform in Pediatric Rehabilitation Articles uri icon

authors

  • PULIDO PASCUAL, JOSE CARLOS
  • GONZALEZ DORADO, JOSE CARLOS
  • Suárez Mejías, Cristina
  • Bandera, Antonio
  • Bustos, Pablo
  • FERNANDEZ REBOLLO, FERNANDO

publication date

  • June 2017

start page

  • 343

end page

  • 358

issue

  • 3

volume

  • 9

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1875-4791

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1875-4805

abstract

  • 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.

subjects

  • Computer Science

keywords

  • social human-robot interaction; rehabilitation robotics; socially assistive robotics; control architectures and programming; automated planning