ARIS: A Socially Assistive Robot with Emotional Monitoring and Haptic Feedback for Prosthetic Hand Adaptation and Hand Rehabilitation

Alexandra Espinoza; Sebastian Caballa; Dante A. Elias

doi:10.1007/978-981-95-2382-5_58

ARIS: A Socially Assistive Robot with Emotional Monitoring and Haptic Feedback for Prosthetic Hand Adaptation and Hand Rehabilitation

Alexandra Espinoza
, Sebastian Caballa
, Dante A. Elias

Sección de Ingeniería Mecánica

Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Peru

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

This work presents a socially assistive robotic device designed to support hand rehabilitation by recognizing facial expressions and speech, which trigger interactive responses from the robot. The system integrates facial emotion detection, voice recognition, haptic feedback, motion, and visual expression to foster user engagement. It is intended for children, adults, and older adults, aiming to improve adherence to prosthetic adaptation or hand rehabilitation processes. Preliminary tests indicate that the system is easy to use, provides valuable support to rehabilitation specialists, and promotes empathetic interaction with users.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Social Robotics + AI - 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Proceedings
Editors	Mariacarla Staffa, John-John Cabibihan, Bruno Siciliano, Shuzhi Sam Ge, Leon Bodenhagen, Adriana Tapus, Silvia Rossi, Filippo Cavallo, Laura Fiorini, Marco Matarese, Hongsheng He
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	671-676
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9789819523818
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2382-5_58
State	Published - 2026
Event	17th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR+AI 2025 - Naples, Italy Duration: 10 Sep 2025 → 12 Sep 2025

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	16132 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	17th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR+AI 2025
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Naples
Period	10/09/25 → 12/09/25

Keywords

Emotion recognition
Hand rehabilitation
Occupational therapy
Robot-assisted therapy
Social Robotics

Access to Document

10.1007/978-981-95-2382-5_58

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Espinoza, A., Caballa, S., & Elias, D. A. (2026). ARIS: A Socially Assistive Robot with Emotional Monitoring and Haptic Feedback for Prosthetic Hand Adaptation and Hand Rehabilitation. In M. Staffa, J.-J. Cabibihan, B. Siciliano, S. S. Ge, L. Bodenhagen, A. Tapus, S. Rossi, F. Cavallo, L. Fiorini, M. Matarese, & H. He (Eds.), Social Robotics + AI - 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Proceedings (pp. 671-676). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 16132 LNAI). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2382-5_58

Espinoza, Alexandra ; Caballa, Sebastian ; Elias, Dante A. / ARIS : A Socially Assistive Robot with Emotional Monitoring and Haptic Feedback for Prosthetic Hand Adaptation and Hand Rehabilitation. Social Robotics + AI - 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Proceedings. editor / Mariacarla Staffa ; John-John Cabibihan ; Bruno Siciliano ; Shuzhi Sam Ge ; Leon Bodenhagen ; Adriana Tapus ; Silvia Rossi ; Filippo Cavallo ; Laura Fiorini ; Marco Matarese ; Hongsheng He. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. pp. 671-676 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Espinoza, A, Caballa, S & Elias, DA 2026, ARIS: A Socially Assistive Robot with Emotional Monitoring and Haptic Feedback for Prosthetic Hand Adaptation and Hand Rehabilitation. in M Staffa, J-J Cabibihan, B Siciliano, SS Ge, L Bodenhagen, A Tapus, S Rossi, F Cavallo, L Fiorini, M Matarese & H He (eds), Social Robotics + AI - 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 16132 LNAI, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 671-676, 17th International Conference on Social Robotics, ICSR+AI 2025, Naples, Italy, 10/09/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2382-5_58

ARIS: A Socially Assistive Robot with Emotional Monitoring and Haptic Feedback for Prosthetic Hand Adaptation and Hand Rehabilitation. / Espinoza, Alexandra; Caballa, Sebastian; Elias, Dante A.
Social Robotics + AI - 17th International Conference, ICSR+AI 2025, Proceedings. ed. / Mariacarla Staffa; John-John Cabibihan; Bruno Siciliano; Shuzhi Sam Ge; Leon Bodenhagen; Adriana Tapus; Silvia Rossi; Filippo Cavallo; Laura Fiorini; Marco Matarese; Hongsheng He. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. p. 671-676 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 16132 LNAI).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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