Children with motor impairments are often excluded from video games that could otherwise support engagement, learning, and rehabilitation.
Responding to this accessibility barrier, researchers developed Playcuff, a wearable device that functions as both a video game controller and an orthotic aid to enhance upper-limb control. Using data from two inertial sensors, an embedded machine learning classifier identified 22 forearm and wrist movements in real time with over 94% accuracy. In testing with 19 children with neuromotor impairment, user feedback was strongly positive, and the system proved effective for intuitive game control.
By merging assistive technology with interactive play, this approach could expand access while supporting more engaging and functionally meaningful rehabilitation.
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๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐: Design and Preliminary Evaluation of a Smart Orthotic Videogame Controller Dedicated to Children
๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐: Fabio Lazzari, Jacopo Romanรฒ, Roberta Nossa, Sara Meloni, Lorenzo Garavaglia, Eleonora Diella, @MatteoValoriani, @la_franci, Matteo Porro, @emybiffi83, and Simone Pittaccio
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Il nostro amico Patrizio eโ bloccato a #Dubai con la sua famiglia. ร uno dei nostri ragazzi con paralisi cerebrale e ha bisogno di rientrare in Italia il prima possibile, per le sue cure e per la sua sicurezza. Puoi aiutarci?
Oggi, tra i protagonisti di #NuoviEroi, su @RaiTre, Giuseppina Sgandurra, activity leader dellโiniziativa #Fit4MedRob coordinata a livello nazionale dal #Cnr_Diitet.
Nella foto, il Presidente Mattarella premia Sgandurra e il ricercatore Giovanni Arras
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Disegnate secondo i principi dellโ #inclusivedesign, pensate per chi indossa i #tutori ma adatte a tutta la famiglia. In edizione limitata ecco le nuove calze ๐ per i vostri #regalisolidali, qui https://t.co/nyw5MSNX06
Itโs World Cerebral Palsy Day!
Today we celebrate the strength, creativity, and determination of the CP community and the possibilities that come with access and inclusion.
Watch this inspiring video from @FightTheStroke
https://t.co/S6KoLPcF0y
"Ballsy" campaign...
@FightTheStroke launches powerful creative, inspired by Jack Hunter's poem, delivering a raw truth: living with cerebral palsy is not for the weak...
#CerebralPalsy#DisabilityAwareness#DudeMilan
Read more: https://t.co/vjR8JA8YvE
"Ballsy" campaign...
@FightTheStroke launches powerful creative, inspired by Jack Hunter's poem, delivering a raw truth: living with cerebral palsy is not for the weak...
#CerebralPalsy#DisabilityAwareness#DudeMilan
Read more: https://t.co/vjR8JA8YvE