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Using Lego Robots to Estimate Cognitive Ability in Children who have Severe Disabilities
2007
Adams, K.D., Harbottle, N., Cook, A.M., Harbottle, C.
Children with severe disabilities can control a Lego robot to perform un-structured play tasks. Success with the robot could be a proxy measure for children who have cognitive abilities but cannot demonstrate them in standard testing. Project results are presented and their utility as a proxy...
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Using Lego Robots to Estimate Cognitive Ability in Children Who Have Severe Physical Disabilities
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Harbottle, N., Volden, J., Harbottle, C., Cook, A.M., Adams, K.D.
Abstract Purpose: To determine whether low cost robots provide a means by which children with severe disabilities can demonstrate understanding of cognitive concepts. Method: Ten children, ages 4 to 10, diagnosed with cerebral palsy and related motor conditions, participated. Participants, had...
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2011
Cook, A.M., Londral, A.R., Azevedo, L., Adams, K., Maya, C., Gil, I., ENCARNAÇÃO, P., Rodrigues, S., Piedade, G.
Robots with adapted controllers have been used to assess cognitive skills of children with motor impairments who are sometimes difficult to assess with standardized tests that rely on verbal or motor responses. This paper describes the development of a virtual robot and a virtual scenario that...
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1999
Can young children with severe disabilities learn to use a robot to accomplish tasks? Can they learn that they have some control over their environment? What are new developments in robotics that might benefit these very young children? This article provides the latest in robotics-- exciting news...