Behavior Adaptation for Robot-assisted Neurorehabilitation

Abstract

11% of adults report experiencing cognitive decline which can impact memory, behavior, and physical abilities. Robots have great potential to support people with cognitive impairments, their caregivers, and clinicians by facilitating treatments such as cognitive neurorehabilitation. Personalizing these treatments to individual preferences and goals is critical to improving engagement and adherence, which helps improve treatment efficacy. In our work, we explore the efficacy of robot-assisted neurorehabilitation and aim to enable robots to adapt their behavior to people with cognitive impairments, a unique population whose preferences and abilities may change dramatically during treatment. Our work aims to enable more engaging and personalized interactions between people and robots, which can profoundly impact robot-assisted treatment, how people receive care, and improve their everyday lives.