Interprofessional and Agile Development of Mobirobot: A Socially Assistive Robot for Pediatric Therapy Across Clinical and Therapeutic Settings
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| author | Dyck, Leonie Galetzka, Aiko Noller, Maximilian Rinke, Anna-Lena Bormann, Jutta Miller, Jekaterina Hochbaum, Michelle Siemann, Julia Alboth, Jördis Berwinkel, Andre Luz, Johanna Kley-Zobel, Britta Cyrys, Marcine Flöttmann, Nora Vogeler, Ariane Melnikova, Mariia Petras, Ira-Katharina Siniatchkin, Michael Barthlen, Winfried Vollmer, Anna-Lisa |
| author_facet | Dyck, Leonie Galetzka, Aiko Noller, Maximilian Rinke, Anna-Lena Bormann, Jutta Miller, Jekaterina Hochbaum, Michelle Siemann, Julia Alboth, Jördis Berwinkel, Andre Luz, Johanna Kley-Zobel, Britta Cyrys, Marcine Flöttmann, Nora Vogeler, Ariane Melnikova, Mariia Petras, Ira-Katharina Siniatchkin, Michael Barthlen, Winfried Vollmer, Anna-Lisa |
| contents | Introduction: Socially assistive robots hold promise for enhancing therapeutic engagement in paediatric clinical settings. However, their successful implementation requires not only technical robustness but also context-sensitive, co-designed solutions. This paper presents Mobirobot, a socially assistive robot developed to support mobilisation in children recovering from trauma, fractures, or depressive disorders through personalised exercise programmes.
Methods: An agile, human-centred development approach guided the iterative design of Mobirobot. Multidisciplinary clinical teams and end users were involved throughout the co-development process, which focused on early integration into real-world paediatric surgical and psychiatric settings. The robot, based on the NAO platform, features a simple setup, adaptable exercise routines with interactive guidance, motivational dialogue, and a graphical user interface (GUI) for monitoring and no-code system feedback.
Results: Deployment in hospital environments enabled the identification of key design requirements and usability constraints. Stakeholder feedback led to refinements in interaction design, movement capabilities, and technical configuration. A feasibility study is currently underway to assess acceptance, usability, and perceived therapeutic benefit, with data collection including questionnaires, behavioural observations, and staff-patient interviews.
Discussion: Mobirobot demonstrates how multiprofessional, stakeholder-led development can yield a socially assistive system suited for dynamic inpatient settings. Early-stage findings underscore the importance of contextual integration, robustness, and minimal-intrusion design. While challenges such as sensor limitations and patient recruitment remain, the platform offers a promising foundation for further research and clinical application. |
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| spellingShingle | Interprofessional and Agile Development of Mobirobot: A Socially Assistive Robot for Pediatric Therapy Across Clinical and Therapeutic Settings Dyck, Leonie Galetzka, Aiko Noller, Maximilian Rinke, Anna-Lena Bormann, Jutta Miller, Jekaterina Hochbaum, Michelle Siemann, Julia Alboth, Jördis Berwinkel, Andre Luz, Johanna Kley-Zobel, Britta Cyrys, Marcine Flöttmann, Nora Vogeler, Ariane Melnikova, Mariia Petras, Ira-Katharina Siniatchkin, Michael Barthlen, Winfried Vollmer, Anna-Lisa Robotics Human-Computer Interaction J.3; I.2.9 Introduction: Socially assistive robots hold promise for enhancing therapeutic engagement in paediatric clinical settings. However, their successful implementation requires not only technical robustness but also context-sensitive, co-designed solutions. This paper presents Mobirobot, a socially assistive robot developed to support mobilisation in children recovering from trauma, fractures, or depressive disorders through personalised exercise programmes. Methods: An agile, human-centred development approach guided the iterative design of Mobirobot. Multidisciplinary clinical teams and end users were involved throughout the co-development process, which focused on early integration into real-world paediatric surgical and psychiatric settings. The robot, based on the NAO platform, features a simple setup, adaptable exercise routines with interactive guidance, motivational dialogue, and a graphical user interface (GUI) for monitoring and no-code system feedback. Results: Deployment in hospital environments enabled the identification of key design requirements and usability constraints. Stakeholder feedback led to refinements in interaction design, movement capabilities, and technical configuration. A feasibility study is currently underway to assess acceptance, usability, and perceived therapeutic benefit, with data collection including questionnaires, behavioural observations, and staff-patient interviews. Discussion: Mobirobot demonstrates how multiprofessional, stakeholder-led development can yield a socially assistive system suited for dynamic inpatient settings. Early-stage findings underscore the importance of contextual integration, robustness, and minimal-intrusion design. While challenges such as sensor limitations and patient recruitment remain, the platform offers a promising foundation for further research and clinical application. |
| title | Interprofessional and Agile Development of Mobirobot: A Socially Assistive Robot for Pediatric Therapy Across Clinical and Therapeutic Settings |
| topic | Robotics Human-Computer Interaction J.3; I.2.9 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.09838 |