Functional Engagement in Assisted Therapy Through Exercise Robotics

"FEATHERS Device includes a camera (PS3 Eye), 2 modified PS3 Move controllers, and a computer \[2\]. A software is designed to search through the camera feed to find the glowing balls attached to PS3 Move controllers, and changes the position of the computer's mouse cursor based on the balls' position. The participants play simple Facebook games that involve point-and-click by using the Move controllers and moving their arms in space to control the cursor and play games.~During the 8 weeks of intervention, we ask the participants to use the FEATHERS device to play online games (and thus do exercise) on the FEATHERS Facebook app at least 5 days/week, and at least 30 minutes/day. We are interested in seeing how this type of exercise changes the functional clinical scores of the participants."