TheWeeBot: Feasibility of a Mobility Option for Infants
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In this pilot study we investigated the ability of five infants from 6 to 9 months of age to learn to drive the WeeBot, a mobile robot controlled by weight shift over a Wii balance board, over five training sessions. Infants demonstrated continued improvement in driving performance in a training protocol and in time-in-motion and goal-directed behavior during the free play sessions. The Wii provided a control system that appeared to be intuitive for the infants to use.
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