An Open-Source Socially Assistive Robot for Multisensory Healthcare Therapies
Abstract
Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) are a class of robots that are at an intersection between the class of assistive robots and that of interactive social robots. Besides providing some kind of assistance, SARs can provide user stimuli through interaction with the robot. SARs have been explored to assist in different healthcare therapies. This work is based on an open-source SAR called EVA. We have extended EVA’s capabilities for multimodal interaction and integration with light sensory effects. This paper presents our current research and future steps to use EVA for healthcare therapies.
Keywords:
Socially Assistive Robots, Healthcare Therapies, Multisensory Experiences
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D. Feil-Seifer and M. J. Mataric. 2005. Defining socially assistive robotics. In 9th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics, 2005. ICORR 2005. 465–468. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICORR.2005.1501143
Julie A Kientz, Matthew S Goodwin, Gillian R Hayes, and Gregory D Abowd. 2013. Interactive technologies for autism. Synthesis lectures on assistive, rehabilitative, and health-preserving technologies 2, 2 (2013), 1–177.
Vimitha Manohar, Shamma al Marzooqi, and Jacob W Crandall. 2011. Expressing emotions through robots: a case study using off-the-shelf programming interfaces. In 2011 6th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). IEEE, Japão, 199–200.
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Nikola Nestorov, Emer Stone, Patrick Lehane, and Richard Eibrand. 2014. Aspects of socially assistive robots design for dementia care. In 2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems. IEEE, 396–400.
M. Rocha, P. Valentim, F. Barreto, A. Mitjans, D. Cruz-Sandoval, J. Favela, and Muchaluat-Saade D. C. 2021. Towards Enhancing the Multimodal Interaction of a Social Robot to Assist Children with Autism in Emotion Regulation. In Proceedings of the 15th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare.
Settapon Santatiwongchai, Boonserm Kaewkamnerdpong, Wisanu Jutharee, and Kajornvut Ounjai. 2016. BLISS: Using Robot in Learning Intervention to Promote Social Skills for Autism Therapy. In Proceedings of the International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology (i-CREATe 2016). Singapore Therapeutic, Assistive & Rehabilitative Technologies (START) Centre, Midview City, SGP, Article 16, 4 pages.
Settapon Santatiwongchai, Boonserm Kaewkamnerdpong, Wisanu Jutharee, and Kajornvut Ounjai. 2016. BLISS: using robot in learning intervention to promote social skills for autism therapy. In Proceedings of the International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology. 1–4.
Laura Santos, Alice Geminiani, Paul Schydlo, Ivana Olivieri, José Santos-Victor, and Alessandra Pedrocchi. 2021. Design of a Robotic Coach for Motor, Social and Cognitive Skills Training Toward Applications With ASD Children. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering 29 (2021), 1223–1232.
Takanori Shibata. 2004. An overview of human interactive robots for psychological enrichment. Proc. IEEE 92, 11 (2004), 1749–1758. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2004.835383
Takanori Shibata. 2012. Therapeutic seal robot as biofeedback medical device: Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of robot therapy in dementia care. Proc. IEEE 100, 8 (2012), 2527–2538. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPROC.2012.2200559
Published
2022-06-22
How to Cite
ROCHA, Marcelo Marques da; CRUZ-SANDOVAL, Dagoberto; FAVELA, Jesus; MUCHALUAT-SAADE, Débora C..
An Open-Source Socially Assistive Robot for Multisensory Healthcare Therapies. In: WORKSHOP ON MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCES (SENSORYX), 2. , 2022, Aveiro.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sensoryx.2022.20002.
