Robot Assisted Play for Children with Disabilities

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • Wiberg, Cara
  • Harbottle, Norma
  • Cook, Albert
  • Adams, Kim
  • Schulmeister, Jen

• Children learn through interacting with their environment. Most children develop their cognitive and linguistic abilities though play interactions. The Lego Mindstorms Robotic Invention SystemT is a tool that children with physical disabilities can use to facilitate play interactions. Over a four week period, a single participant learned how to use two Lego Mindstorms robots in play activities. The participant was able to achieve planned control over the robots by using head-mounted switches and a switch-adapted remote control. He demonstrated quick learning with various types of interactive play activities. The Lego Mindstorms Robotic Invention System was found to be a valuable tool for observing how children with physical disabilities can learn through play interactions.

• Date created

  2011-11-16

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Robotics
  • Play
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Children
  • Cognitive Development

• Type of Item

  Conference/Workshop Presentation

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3RJ48T6P

• License

  RESNA Paper Submissions (Conference Papers, Student...