A toy robot for physically disabled children

Robot Assistance in Playful Environment - User Trials and Results

“…Contrary to the first prototype described in [12], synchronisation of the three axis controllers as well as of the auxiliary devices is now accomplished by an on-board embedded PC (BSD operating system), which is also used for complete documentation of each playing session. Set-up of the playing session -i.e.…”

“…Fig. 1: First prototype of the remote controlled robot system [12]. The robot consists of three linear axes in Cartesian configuration.…”

The use of technology to provide physical interaction experiences for cognitively able young people who have complex physical disabilities

“…"The use of robots may offer a partial solution by providing an opportunity for children to choose how to interact with their environment, to exert some control over the activity and to manipulate three-dimensional objects." (Cook et al, 2012) Some researchers have employed robotics in situations where children who have disabilities can use them in order to achieve an end goal, such as constructing Lego models (Prazak et al, 2004), (Kronreif et al, 2005) or to direct mobile robots within role-play activities (Cook et al, 2012).…”