Desirable features of a "humanoid" robot-therapist.
In relation with a recent Cochrane review, the paper discusses desirable features of a "humanoid" 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.
Morasso
Pietro
P
Unige-DIST (University of Genoa, Dept. of Informatics, Systems, Telecom.), Via Opera Pia 13, 16145 Genoa, Italy. pietro.morasso@unige.it
Casadio
Maura
M
Giannoni
Psiche
P
Masia
Lorenzo
L
Sanguineti
Vittorio
V
Squeri
Valentina
V
Vergaro
Elena
E
D000465:Algorithms; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009043:Motor Activity; D009068:Movement; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012984:Software; D013314:Stress, Mechanical