Learning effect of introducing a robot suit to physical therapy education

Abstract

[Purpose] The robot suit HAL was used for a lecture, and its effect regarding what the students learned was examined. [Method] Students' freestyle reports before and after the lecture were analyzed using the technique of text mining. [Result] Although many words about the image of HAL were seen in the reports before the lecture, words such as a patient and physical therapy, increased after the lecture. Moreover, in cluster analysis, clusters, phrases such as "possibility of HAL in the physiotherapy field" and the "practicality of HAL in the rehabilitation field", were formed. [Conclusion] We showed that the possibility of the leading edge of rehabilitation technology came to be considered by actually dealing with HAL from the viewpoint of students who study physiotherapy, and that the lecture had a certain educational effect.