Embodied experience in robot-assisted rehabilitation train-ing therapy: A bibliometric analysis (2014-2023)

Abstract

Industry 4.0 technology has transformed human-robot interaction in robot-assisted rehabilitation therapy. However, most current studies focus on the patients perceived motor participation. Few studies have systematically reviewed the patients experience, including their psychological involvement, perception, experience, and judgment of the rehabilitation environment, therapist, and robot, as well as examining the coupling of mental participation and motor participation. This paper presents a systematic study and literature review from the perspective of the embodied experience of patients, utilizing a combination of the scoping review, performance analysis, science mapping, and bibliometrics analysis to examine relevant literature. The result emphasizes the significance and necessity of the patients embodied experience in robot-assisted rehabilitation training therapy. Most research in this field is founded on embodied theory and embodied technology. This study provides an essential theoretical reference for the study of embodied experience in robot-assisted rehabilitation therapy, helping to improve theoretical and practical approaches to improve the users embodied experience and aid user experience research and design in related research institutions and businesses.