Trial of Cognitive Rehabilitation Robotics Method

Abstract

We suggest a cognitive rehabilitation robotics method by using a robot for cognitive rehabilitation. We produce a rehabilitation support assembly robot, and test it at a hospital. The difficulty of the training level is set by small steps in this robot, and the user can feedback a sense of accomplishment. Because the robot is 3-dimensional, users can train it in areas of space recognition, executive function and finger behavior. From September to December 2007, we tested it on 4 people aged from 20-70 years. The highest score was obtained when we performed subjective satisfaction evaluation on a face scale.