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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Robot that reproduces human gestures help physical therapy patients

A system developed by the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science (ICMC) at USP in São Carlos (SP) allows a robot to reproduce human gestures. The research aims to assist patients in physiotherapy. Another idea is to promote an interaction with elementary school children and help in learning mathematics. Tests are done on the robot Nao, purchased from a French company in 2010 through resources of the Foundation of Research of the State...