The design and efficacy of a robot‐mediated visual motor program for children learning disabilities

摘要

Abstract This study investigated the effects of a robot‐mediated visual motor program on improving the visual motor skills of children ages 5 to 11 years with learning disabilities and visual motor delays. It also compared the effects of a robotic program with traditional occupational therapy and tested the reliability of the computer‐generated scores. A randomized experimental design was used with 25 students assigned to either a robotic program group or traditional occupational therapy. The primary outcome measure was the Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration ( VMI ). Non‐parametric statistics evaluated the effects of intervention and compared the two methods. The correlation between the computer‐based scoring methods and the VMI was tested. The children who received the robotic program demonstrated significant gains in visual motor performance. The correlation between the computer‐based scoring and the VMI was moderate, but not significant.