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2009
Adams, K., Poletz, L., Cook, A., Encarnacao, P.
Several studies have demonstrated the potential of robots as assistive tools for play activities. Through the use of robots, children with motor impairments may be able to manipulate objects and engage in play activities as their typically developing peers, thus having the same opportunities to...
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2010
Encarnacao, P., Adams, K., Cook, A.
Robots have been widely used in rehabilitation. Among the various applications, robots have been developed to assist children with motor disabilities in play and academic activities. Several studies have shown the efficacy of these robotic tools, not only for allowing children to actively...
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2009
Adams, K., Sunm, M., Higginbotham, D.J., Yik, F., Bisnatz, A.M.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices include special purpose electronic devices that generate speech output and are used by individuals to augment or replace vocal communication. Word prediction, including context specific prediction, has been proposed to help overcome...
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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...