PROMOTING AMBULATION AND OBJECT MANIPULATION IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLEHANDICAPS THROUGH THE USE OF A ROBOT

Authors
LANCIONI GE OLIVA D SIGNORINO M
Citation
Ge. Lancioni et al., PROMOTING AMBULATION AND OBJECT MANIPULATION IN PERSONS WITH MULTIPLEHANDICAPS THROUGH THE USE OF A ROBOT, Perceptual and motor skills, 79(2), 1994, pp. 843-848
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
79
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
843 - 848
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1994)79:2<843:PAAOMI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A robot was used with a man and a woman affected by blindness, motor d isabilities, and mental retardation. The robot was to assist these sub jects during their ambulation and allow them to reach a couch (on whic h to sit) and to transport objects. The data showed that both subjects learned to use the robot, succeeded in transporting and putting away objects, and achieved independent ambulation times of over 22 and 20 m in. per session. Staff personnel found the situation in which the subj ects were busy with the robot preferable to situations in which the ro bot was not available.