Emergence of Socially Assistive Robotics in Rehabilitation for Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Review

Norjasween Abdul Malik,Fazah Akhtar Hanapiah,Rabiatul Adawiah Abdul Rahman,Hanafiah Yussof

doi:10.5772/64163

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Abstract

Robotic assistive technology is today widely used in rehabilitation. Social assistive robotics (SAR) is one of the developing areas of research with potential advantages for areas involving elderly care, people with cognitive impairment, rehabilitation for people with physical disabilities and for educational purposes. Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common neurological disorder among children that impairs motor function and may involve cognitive function. The use of social assistive robotic technology serves as a potential approach for CP rehabilitation. The objective of this paper is to review published articles regarding SAR in rehabilitation for children with CP. Twelve published studies have been identified and will be discussed in this review paper.

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Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor condi‐tions that cause physical disability in children's develop‐ ment, primarily in the areas of body movement [1]
Keywords used in the search included humanoid, human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotic, cerebral palsy and rehabilitation robotic
The reviewed studies that employed Socially assistive robotics (SAR) to investigate the potential application of SAR for children with CP are few in number and have not been fully explored

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Tions that cause physical disability in children's develop‐ ment, primarily in the areas of body movement [1]. There are four types of CP: spastic, ataxic, dyskinetic and mixed [2]. The biggest challenge faced by children with CP are limitations in fundamental areas of humanity – mobility, communication, manipulation, orientation and cognition [2]. Many researchers have proposed using robotic technology for the treatment and diagnosis of various types of physical and mental disabilities [4]. A motorized wheelchair designed by Montesano [5] presents an intelligent wheelchair that is adapted for users with cognitive and physical impairments. The wheelchair has a tactile screen interface that allows the user to select arbi‐ trary local destinations. An automatic navigation system has been incorporated in the wheelchair to drive the vehicle

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