scholarly journals Soft wearable assistive robotics: exosuits and supernumerary limbs

2018 ◽  
pp. 219-254
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Supernumerary Limbs

Socially Assistive Robotics combined with Artificial Intelligence for ADHD

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Amato ◽  
Marianna Di Gregorio ◽  
Clara Monaco ◽  
Monica Sebillo ◽  
Genoveffa Tortora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Socially Assistive Robotics

scholarly journals A Survey on Socially Assistive Robotics: Clinicians’ and Patients’ Perception of a Social Robot within Gait Rehabilitation Therapies

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 738
Author(s):  
Denniss Raigoso ◽  
Nathalia Céspedes ◽  
Carlos A. Cifuentes ◽  
Antonio J. del-Ama ◽  
Marcela Múnera
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Robot ◽  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Gait Rehabilitation ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Socially Assistive Robotics ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Social

A growing interest in Socially Assistive Robotics in Physical Rehabilitation is currently observed; some of the benefits highlight the capability of a social robot to support and assist rehabilitation procedures. This paper presents a perception study that aimed to evaluate clinicians’ and patients’ perception of a social robot that will be integrated as part of Lokomat therapy. A total of 88 participants were surveyed, employing an online questionnaire based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The participants belong to two health care institutions located in different countries (Colombia and Spain). The results showed an overall positive perception of the social robot (>60% of participants have a positive acceptance). Furthermore, a difference depending on the nature of the user (clinician vs. patient) was found.

scholarly journals Can a humanoid social robot stimulate the interactivity of cognitively impaired elderly? A thorough study based on computer vision methods

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gauri Tulsulkar ◽  
Nidhi Mishra ◽  
Nadia Magnenat Thalmann ◽  
Hwee Er Lim ◽  
Mei Ping Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Robots ◽  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Cognitively Impaired ◽  
Assistive Robots ◽  
Institutional Review ◽  
Human Need

AbstractSocial Assistive Robotics is increasingly being used in care settings to provide psychosocial support and interventions for the elderly with cognitive impairments. Most of these social robots have provided timely stimuli to the elderly at home and in care centres, including keeping them active and boosting their mood. However, previous investigations have registered shortcomings in these robots, particularly in their ability to satisfy an essential human need: the need for companionship. Reports show that the elderly tend to lose interests in these social robots after the initial excitement as the novelty wears out and the monotonous familiarity becomes all too familiar. This paper presents our research facilitating conversations between a social humanoid robot, Nadine, and cognitively impaired elderly at a nursing home. We analysed the effectiveness of human–humanoid interactions between our robot and 14 elderly over 29 sessions. We used both objective tools (based on computer vision methods) and subjective tools (based on observational scales) to evaluate the recorded videos. Our findings showed that our subjects engaged positively with Nadine, suggesting that their interaction with the robot could improve their well-being by compensating for some of their emotional, cognitive, and psychosocial deficiencies. We detected emotions associated with cognitively impaired elderly during these interactions. This study could help understand the expectations of the elderly and the current limitations of Social Assistive Robots. Our research is aligned with all the ethical recommendations by the NTU Institutional Review Board.

scholarly journals Fake hands in action: embodiment and control of supernumerary limbs

2009 ◽  
Vol 204 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Newport ◽  
Rachel Pearce ◽  
Catherine Preston
Keyword(s):  
Supernumerary Limbs ◽  
And Control

Mechatronic Design of a Mobile Robot for Personal Assistance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Tagliavini ◽  
Andrea Botta ◽  
Luca Carbonari ◽  
Giuseppe Quaglia ◽  
Dario Gandini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Robot ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Personal Assistance ◽  
Differential Drive ◽  
Electrical Systems ◽  
Moving Obstacles ◽  
Design Paradigm ◽  
Axisymmetric Shape

Abstract In this paper, a novel mobile platform for assistive robotics tasks is presented. The machine is designed for working in a home environment, un-structured and possibly occupied by people. To work in this space, the platform must be able to get rid of all the consequent difficulties: to overpass small objects as steps and carpets, to operate with an as-high-as-possible dynamics, to avoid moving obstacles, and to navigate autonomously to track persons for person monitoring purposes. The proposed platform is designed to have an omni-directional mobility that improves the manoeuvrability with respect to state-of-the-art differential drive robots. It also will have a non-axisymmetric shape to easily navigate narrow spaces, and real-time edge computing algorithms for navigation. This work shows the design paradigm adopted for the realization of a novel mobile robot, named Paquitop. For a robust output, the design process used a modular approach which disjointed the several sub-systems which compose the machine. After a brief analysis of the expected features, a set of basic requirements are drawn to guide the functional and executive design. The overall architecture of the platform is presented, together with some details on the mechanical and electrical systems.

Automatic Learning of Cognitive Exercises for Socially Assistive Robotics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Suarez-Hernandez ◽  
Antonio Andriella ◽  
Aleksandar Taranovic ◽  
Javier Segovia-Aguas ◽  
Carme Torras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Automatic Learning ◽  
Socially Assistive Robotics
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