Problem
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head-worn robot
cardiovascular responses
massage therapy
soft tactors
MiBOT: A head-worn robot that modulates cardiovascular responses through human-like soft massage
🤖 AI Summary
本文介绍了一种头戴式按摩机器人MiBOT，通过模仿人类按摩动作来调节心血管反应，使用气动人工肌肉实现静音驱动，并在实验中证明了其能有效降低血压和心率。
📝 Abstract
Massage therapy is helpful for the rehabilitation of various diseases, such as headaches caused by migraines and stress. Existing robotic systems have focused on massage therapy on the torso and limbs, but performing massage motions through suitable actuation on a person's head has been a challenge. In this paper, we present MiBOT, a head-worn massage robot that actuates two soft tactors to produce touch motions mimicking human massage. A key design principle behind MiBOT is its silent actuation, which we achieve through pneumatic artificial muscles in conjunction with a controller loop to respond to contact pressure. We evaluated the effectiveness of MiBOT in a controlled study and assessed subjects' blood pressure and heart rate levels while applying MiBOT. We found that our mechanical system generated positive and conclusive quantitative outcomes that are similar to the human-administered massage, decreasing participants' mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 2.8 mmHg and 1.7 mmHg, respectively, as well as calming their heart rate by 8-10% on average.
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head-worn massage robot
pneumatic artificial muscles
silent actuation
cardiovascular responses
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