让协作机器人在康复治疗中承担更多角色，提升治疗可及性。
Rethinking the Role of Collaborative Robots in Rehabilitation
- 将协作者机器人应用于治疗前、中、后全流程支持
- 可帮助设计适配能力的康复方案并减轻治疗师负担
- 适合关注康复机器人与人机协作的研究者
当前协作机器人（cobots）在物理康复中的研究多聚焦于为患者提供重复动作训练，尽管治疗过程包含多个可受益于机器人协作的阶段。然而，残障人士和慢性病患者仍难以获得物理治疗。协作者机器人不仅能辅助患者，还能支持治疗师，提升治疗可及性，但其更广泛潜力尚未被充分探索。本文提出拓展协作者机器人的应用范围，设想其在治疗前、中、后各阶段协助治疗师和患者。讨论了机器人如何通过推动基于能力的治疗设计、优化治疗师的时间与精力分配来降低访问障碍。最后指出实现这些角色面临的挑战，包括提升用户状态理解、保障安全性以及融入治疗师工作流程。这一视角为从人机交互领域借鉴助人机器人进展提供了新的研究方向。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Current research on collaborative robots (cobots) in physical rehabilitation largely focuses on repeated motion training for people undergoing physical therapy (PuPT), even though these sessions include phases that could benefit from robotic collaboration and assistance. Meanwhile, access to physical therapy remains limited for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Cobots could support both PuPT and therapists, and improve access to therapy, yet their broader potential remains underexplored. We propose extending the scope of cobots by imagining their role in assisting therapists and PuPT before, during, and after a therapy session. We discuss how cobot assistance may lift access barriers by promoting ability-based therapy design and helping therapists manage their time and effort. Finally, we highlight challenges to realizing these roles, including advancing user-state understanding, ensuring safety, and integrating cobots into therapists' workflow. This view opens new research questions and opportunities to draw from the HRI community's advances in assistive robotics.
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