Robot-mediated physical Human-Human Interaction in Neurorehabilitation: a position paper
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| author | Vianello, Lorenzo Short, Matthew Manczurowsky, Julia Küçüktabak, Emek Barış Di Tommaso, Francesco Noccaro, Alessia Bandini, Laura Clark, Shoshana Fiorenza, Alaina Lunardini, Francesca Canton, Alberto Gandolla, Marta Pedrocchi, Alessandra L. G. Ambrosini, Emilia Murie-Fernandez, Manuel Roman, Carmen B. Tornero, Jesus Leon, Natacha Sawers, Andrew Patton, Jim Formica, Domenico Tagliamonte, Nevio Luigi Rauter, Georg Baur, Kilian Just, Fabian Hasson, Christopher J. Novak, Vesna D. Pons, Jose L. |
| author_facet | Vianello, Lorenzo Short, Matthew Manczurowsky, Julia Küçüktabak, Emek Barış Di Tommaso, Francesco Noccaro, Alessia Bandini, Laura Clark, Shoshana Fiorenza, Alaina Lunardini, Francesca Canton, Alberto Gandolla, Marta Pedrocchi, Alessandra L. G. Ambrosini, Emilia Murie-Fernandez, Manuel Roman, Carmen B. Tornero, Jesus Leon, Natacha Sawers, Andrew Patton, Jim Formica, Domenico Tagliamonte, Nevio Luigi Rauter, Georg Baur, Kilian Just, Fabian Hasson, Christopher J. Novak, Vesna D. Pons, Jose L. |
| contents | 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. 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. |
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| spellingShingle | Robot-mediated physical Human-Human Interaction in Neurorehabilitation: a position paper Vianello, Lorenzo Short, Matthew Manczurowsky, Julia Küçüktabak, Emek Barış Di Tommaso, Francesco Noccaro, Alessia Bandini, Laura Clark, Shoshana Fiorenza, Alaina Lunardini, Francesca Canton, Alberto Gandolla, Marta Pedrocchi, Alessandra L. G. Ambrosini, Emilia Murie-Fernandez, Manuel Roman, Carmen B. Tornero, Jesus Leon, Natacha Sawers, Andrew Patton, Jim Formica, Domenico Tagliamonte, Nevio Luigi Rauter, Georg Baur, Kilian Just, Fabian Hasson, Christopher J. Novak, Vesna D. Pons, Jose L. Robotics 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. 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. |
| title | Robot-mediated physical Human-Human Interaction in Neurorehabilitation: a position paper |
| topic | Robotics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.17561 |