Robot-Mediated Physical Human-Human Interaction in Rehabilitation: A Position Paper
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2025
Neurorehabilitation conventionally relies on the interaction between a patient and a physical therapist. Robotic systems can improve and enrich the physical feedback provided to patients after neurological injury, but they under-utilize the adaptability and clinical expertise of trained therapists. In this position paper, we advocate for a novel approach that integrates the therapist's clinical expertise and nuanced decision-making with the strength, accuracy, and repeatability of robotics: Robot-mediated physical Human-Human Interaction. This framework, which enables two individuals to physically interact through robotic devices, has been studied across diverse research groups and has recently emerged as a promising link between conventional manual therapy and rehabilitation robotics, harmonizing the strengths of both approaches. Although current findings are largely based on pilot studies and conceptual frameworks, integrating therapists' expertise with the functionalities offered by robotic systems represents a promising direction for improving rehabilitation outcomes. This paper presents the rationale of a multidisciplinary team - including engineers, doctors, and physical therapists - for conducting research that utilizes: a unified taxonomy to describe robot-mediated rehabilitation, a framework of interaction based on social psychology, and a technological approach that makes robotic systems seamless facilitators of natural human-human interaction.
Rehabilitation robotics
pHRI
Författare
Lorenzo Vianello
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Matthew Short
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Northwestern University
Julia Manczurowsky
Northeastern University
Emek Baris Kucuktabak
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Northwestern University
Francesco Di Tommaso
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
Alessia Noccaro
Newcastle University
Laura Bandini
Università degli Studi di Genova
Shoshana Clark
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Alaina Fiorenza
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Francesca Lunardini
Hospital Los Madroños
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Alberto Canton
Hospital Los Madroños
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Marta Gandolla
Politecnico di Milano
Alessandra L.G. Pedrocchi
Politecnico di Milano
Emilia Ambrosini
Politecnico di Milano
Manuel Murie-Fernandez
Canarian Foundation Institute of Neurological Sciences
Carmen B. Roman
Canarian Foundation Institute of Neurological Sciences
Jesus Tornero
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Hospital Los Madroños
Natacha Leon
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Hospital Los Madroños
Andrew Sawers
University of Illinois
Jim Patton
University of Illinois
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Domenico Formica
Newcastle University
Nevio Luigi Tagliamonte
Istituto Neurologico Nazionale a Carattere Scientifico IRCSS
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
Georg Rauter
Universität Basel
Kilian Baur
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)
Fabian Just
Chalmers, Elektroteknik, System- och reglerteknik
Universität Ulm
Christopher J. Hasson
Northeastern University
Vesna D. Novak
Northeastern University
Jose L. Pons
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Northwestern University
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering
1937-3333 (ISSN) 19411189 (eISSN)
Vol. In PressÄmneskategorier (SSIF 2025)
Människa-datorinteraktion (interaktionsdesign)
Neurologi
Styrkeområden
Hälsa och teknik
DOI
10.1109/RBME.2025.3632161
PubMed
41289133