Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 01, 2022 - June 04, 2022
Human augmentation technology can strengthen, enhance, and expand human abilities with the support of engineering technologies, which is expected to turn human disadvantages associated with aging and physical disabilities into advantages. The study attempts to develop a human augmentation hand to support toy therapy in rehabilitation for patients with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and/or mild dementia. In toy therapy with a dissection puzzle, the proposed system recognizes puzzle blocks in real time, and searches for the solution based on the recognition results. Then, in order to complete the obtained solution, the human augmentation hand supports the grasping, rotation, and movement of the target puzzle blocks. The study aims to develop a system that can shorten the task execution time, avoid incorrect answers, and reduce the mental burden.
