Personalizing human-robot interaction may increase patient use
From: EurekAlert! - 10/23/2017

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have begun to discover
preferences in human-robot interactions and the need to personalize those
encounters to fit both the human's preferences and the designated task.

According to a new study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience,
the researchers tested user preferences when interacting with a robot on a
joint movement task as a first step toward developing an interactive movement
protocol to be used in rehabilitation.

Read the entire article at:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/aabu-phi102117.php

Links:
Cognition, Aging and Rehabilitation Lab
http://shelly453.wixsite.com/levy-tzedek-lab

Personalizing Human-Robot Interaction May Increase Patient Use
https://www.ecnmag.com/news/2017/10/personalizing-human-robot-interaction-may-increase-patient-use-ben-gurion-u

Personalizing Human-Robot Interaction May Help Increase Use in Rehab
http://www.rehabpub.com/2017/10/personalizing-human-robot-interaction-may-help-increase-use-rehab

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Using Robots in Patient Rehabilitation 
From: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev - 10/23/2017
By: Andrew Lavin

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel conducted a
study to test user preferences when engaging with a robot on a joint movement
task as an initial step toward developing an interactive movement
rehabilitation protocol. "Our research shows that the type of motions that
the robot makes when interacting with humans makes a difference in how
satisfied the person is with the interaction," says BGU's Shelly Levy-Tzedek.
Twenty-two college-age participants played a leader-follower mirror game with
a robotic arm; when the arm was leading, it executed movements that were
either sharp or smooth. Levy-Tzedek says the study supported three
conclusions - robotic movement primes human movement, there is no clear-cut
preference for leading or following the machine, and a human preference for
smooth movements exists. "Thus, determining the elements in the interaction
that make users more motivated to continue is important in designing future
robots that will interact with humans on a daily basis," Levy-Tzedek says.

Read the entire article at:
https://aabgu.org/using-robots-patient-rehabilitation