Abstract
The present work is based on the implementation of a human-robot HRI interaction system to support the sessions of gross motor rehabilitation in infants. The proposal is formed by a humanoid robot, which indicates the exercise of recovery that the child must imitate through movements of their extremities. At the same time, the mechanism visually and auditorily motivates the child to ensure that the proposed exercises are carried out in a correct manner and thus assess the child’s progress in therapy. A Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) is used for the architecture of the system, which is responsible for controlling the robot as well as the validation algorithm and an auxiliary processor for the acquisition and processing of the information taken from the sensors in real time. For the validation of the exercises proposed in the therapy, the system proposes an algorithm based on classifiers. The algorithm is based on the comparison of patterns of the exercises performed by the humanoid in contrast to the acquired movements of inertial measurement sensors subject to the user.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
World Health Organization: World Disability Report (2011). http://www.who.int/disabilities/world_report/2011/summary_es.pdf?ua=1. Accessed 20 Sept 2018
INEC: Health Activities and Resources. Creative Commons (2015). http://www.ecuadorencifras.gob.ec/actividades-y-recursos-de-salud-2015/. Accessed 10 Nov 2018
CONADIS: National Council for the Equality of Disabilities (2018). https://www.consejodiscapacidades.gob.ec/estadisticas-de-discapacidad/. Accessed 4 Oct 2018
Domínguez, S.F.: Infant physiotherapy based on new technologies (2010). https://www.webpt.com/blog/post/advancements-pt-techemerging-trends. Último acceso 20 Oct 2018
Krista, C., Corinna, L., Kenton, K.: Development of an interactive upper extremity gestural robotic. In: Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS, pp. 5973–5976 (2009)
Pawel, P., David, W., Edith, C., Yves, H., Lisa, H., Ismael, F.: A paediatric interactive therapy system for arm and hand. In: 2008 Virtual Rehabilitation, pp. 127–132 (2008)
Semblantes, P.A., Andaluz, V.H., Lagla, J., Chicaiza, F.A., Acurio, A.: Visual feedback framework for rehabilitation of stroke patients. Inform. Med. Unlocked 13, 41–50 (2018)
Acevedo, J., Caicedo, E., Castillo, J.: Application of robotics rehabilitation technologies. Revista Universidad Industrial de Santander Salud 49(1), 103–114 (2017)
Billard, A., Robins, B., Nadel, J., Dautenhahn, K.: Building robota, a mini-humanoid robot for the rehabilitation of children with autism. Assistive Technol. 19(1), 37–49 (2010)
Robins, B., Dautenhahn, K., Boekhorst, R., Billard, A.: Robotic assistants in therapy and education of children with autism: can a small humanoid robot help encourage social interaction skills? Univ. Access Inf. Soc. 4, 105–120 (2005)
Syamimi, S., Hanafiah, Y., Luthffi, I., Fazah Akhtar, H., Salina, M., Hanizah, A.P.: Initial response of autistic children in human-robot interaction therapy with humanoid robot NAO. In: IEEE 8th International Colloquium on Signal Processing and its Applications, Malaysia (2012)
Eriksson, J., Matarić, M.J., Feil-Seifer, D.J., Winstein, C.J.: Socially assistive robotics for post-stroke rehabilitation. J. NeuroEng. Rehabil. 4(5), 2–9 (2007)
Calderita Estévez, L., Bustos García, P., Suárez Mejías, C., Fernández Rebollo, F., Bandera Rubio, A.: THERAPIST: towards an autonomous socially interactive robot for motor and neurorehabilitation therapies for children. In: 2013 7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare and Workshops, pp. 374–377 (2013)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding authors
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG
About this paper
Cite this paper
Semblantes, P.A., Marco, P. (2019). Interactive Support System Using Humanoid Robot for Rehabilitation of Gross Motricity in Children. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Costanzo, S. (eds) New Knowledge in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST'19 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 932. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16187-3_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16187-3_13
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-16186-6
Online ISBN: 978-3-030-16187-3
eBook Packages: Intelligent Technologies and RoboticsIntelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)