DocumentCode
567222
Title
Upper-limb exercises for stroke patients through the direct engagement of an embodied agent
Author
Jung, Hee-Tae ; Baird, Jennifer ; Choe, Yu-Kyong ; Grupen, Roderic A.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
8-11 March 2011
Firstpage
157
Lastpage
158
Abstract
In this case study, we examine the functional utility of an embodied agent as an interactive medium in stroke rehab. A set of physical rehab exercises is conducted through the direct engagement of an embodied agent, the uBot-5. Based on the preliminary data, we argue that a general-purpose embodied agent has a potential to functionally complement human therapists in providing rehab to stroke patients.
Keywords
diseases; medical robotics; multi-agent systems; patient care; direct engagement; embodied agent; functional utility; interactive medium; medical robots; physical rehab; stroke patients; stroke rehab; upper limb exercises; Computers; Educational institutions; Extremities; Humans; Medical treatment; Mobile communication; Robots; Autonomous Agents; Embodied Agent; Healthcare; Physical Rehab; Stroke; Telepresence;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), 2011 6th ACM/IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Lausanne
ISSN
2167-2121
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4393-0
Electronic_ISBN
2167-2121
Type
conf
Filename
6281273
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