Research
Wearable Technology to Monitor and Assist Movement
Wearable Technology to Monitor and Assist Movement
Development of a Soft Exosuit to Assist Infant Reaching
Development of a Soft Exosuit to Assist Infant Reaching
Purpose: To develop and evaluate a soft robotic exosuit that provides arm mobility assistance in infants with arm motor impairments.
Purpose: To develop and evaluate a soft robotic exosuit that provides arm mobility assistance in infants with arm motor impairments.
Collaborators
Konstantinos Karydis (UC Riverside)Will Grover (UC Riverside)Salman Asif (UC Riverside)Philip Brisk (UC Riverside)Publication highlights[1] Sahin et al., IEEE ROBIO, (2023)[2] Sahin et al., IEEE RO-MAN, (2022)[3] Kokkoni et al., J Eng Sci Med Diagn Ther, (2020)
With support by NSF
Robot-assisted Motor Learning Environments
Robot-assisted Motor Learning Environments
Use of Aerial SARs to Promote Infant Limb Movement
Use of Aerial SARs to Promote Infant Limb Movement
Purpose: We build on prior work on the mobile paradigm to develop and assess the feasibility of a robot-assisted learning environment to promote, via contingent reinforcement, limb movement in infants with or at risk for motor delays. The mobile in our work takes the form of a small aerial robot allowing for motion in different directions, amplitudes, and velocities; thus, providing opportunities for examining the potential ability of infants to alter their limb movements to match various motion patterns by the robot.
Purpose: We build on prior work on the mobile paradigm to develop and assess the feasibility of a robot-assisted learning environment to promote, via contingent reinforcement, limb movement in infants with or at risk for motor delays. The mobile in our work takes the form of a small aerial robot allowing for motion in different directions, amplitudes, and velocities; thus, providing opportunities for examining the potential ability of infants to alter their limb movements to match various motion patterns by the robot.
Collaborators
Konstantinos Karydis (UC Riverside)With support by C-PROGRESS
Use of Ground SARs to Promote Mobility in Infants and Toddlers
Use of Ground SARs to Promote Mobility in Infants and Toddlers
Purpose: We study young children's interactions with mobile and humanoid robots and evaluate the use of these robots in mobility training paradigms for children with or at risk for motor delays.
Purpose: We study young children's interactions with mobile and humanoid robots and evaluate the use of these robots in mobility training paradigms for children with or at risk for motor delays.
Collaborators
Herbert Tanner (Univ. of Delaware)James C. Galloway (Univ. of Delaware)Rene Vidal (Johns Hopkins Univ.)Jeffrey Heinz (Stony Brook Univ.)Publication highlights[1] Kouvoutsakis et al., ACM/IEEE HRI, (2022)[2] Sahin et al, IEEE RO-MAN, (2021)[3] Kokkoni et al., ACM/IEEE HRI (2021)[4] Kokkoni et al., J Neuroeng Rehabil, (2020)
With support by NIH
Body Weight Supported Environments
Body Weight Supported Environments
Purpose: To examine the feasibility of portable open-area body weight support systems for overground variable motor practice in and outside of the lab and to assess changes in the motor performance of children with various mobility challenges.
Purpose: To examine the feasibility of portable open-area body weight support systems for overground variable motor practice in and outside of the lab and to assess changes in the motor performance of children with various mobility challenges.
Collaborators
James C. Galloway (Univ. of Delaware)Publication highlights[1] Kokkoni & Galloway, Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol, (2021)[2] Kokkoni et al., Ped Phys Ther, (2020)