Desirable features of a “humanoid” robot-therapist

Author

Morasso, Pietro ; Casadio, Maura ; Giannoni, Psiche ; Masia, Lorenzo ; Sanguineti, Vittorio ; Squeri, Valentina ; Vergaro, Elena

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf., Univ. of Genoa, Genoa, Italy

fYear

2009

fDate

3-6 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

2418

Lastpage

2421

Abstract

In relation with a recent Cochrane review, the paper discusses desirable features of a ldquohumanoidrdquo robot-therapist: 1) high mechanical compliance, 2) large range of force, 3) minimum assistance level, 4) soft haptic interaction for proprioceptive awareness, 5) adaptative assistance properties. It also proposes a framework for addressing optimal assistance and learning paradigms in view of a consensus in the community of rehabilitation engineers about shared principles and common standards.

Keywords

biomedical engineering; handicapped aids; medical robotics; patient rehabilitation; adaptative assistance property; humanoid robot-therapist; learning paradigm; minimum assistance level; optimal assistance; proprioceptive awareness; rehabilitation engineers; soft haptic interaction; Algorithms; Biomechanics; Biomedical Engineering; Equipment Design; Humans; Learning; Models, Statistical; Motor Activity; Movement; Recovery of Function; Robotics; Software; Stress, Mechanical;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Minneapolis, MN

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3296-7

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334954

Filename

5334954