Non-formal Therapy and Learning Potentials Through Human Gesture Synchronized to Robotic Gesture

The aim of this paper is to explore how children with severe disabilities could use a robotic light system for joyful and interactive play. Children with severe disabilities have limited possibilities for joyful experiences and interactive play. The objective of the paper was to implement a robotic physical movement synchronously manipulated from sourced data movement information of a human. The sourced capture of the human data is from enhanced volumetric information space created from non-intrusive sensors. The results highlight the positive effect of physical control by those with limited facility and conclude at the potential of implementation as a supplement to traditional therapy techniques.