Title :
Robot Assistance in Playful Environment - User Trials and Results
Author :
Kronreif, Gernot ; Kornfeld, Martin ; Prazak, Barbara ; Mina, Stefan ; Fürst, Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mechatronic Autom. Syst., Austrian Res. Centers GmbH, Seibersdorf
Abstract :
From a developmental and educational perspective, play is a "natural" way in which children learn in an enjoyable manner. Through play, juveniles interact with their physical and social worlds and \´construct\´ their mental world. This paper describes a dedicated robot system realized by Austrian Research Centers GmbH - ARC, which supports children with severe physical impairments for interaction with standard toys. Beside of a description of the robot system the paper gives first results from user trials and outlines future development.
Keywords :
handicapped aids; robots; children; robot assistance; severe physical impairments; Delay; Environmental factors; Human robot interaction; Humanoid robots; Laboratories; National electric code; Pediatrics; Psychology; Robot control; Robotics and automation;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2007 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Roma
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0601-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1050-4729
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363911
