Robot can play Tic-Tac-Toe to help patients improve in tasks
In a first, Israel-based researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of a robotic system that can play Tic-Tac-Toe using cups (instead of X's and O's) with rehabilitation patients to improve their task performance. Researchers also compared people's motivation to play with a robot versus a set of computer-controlled LED lights and found they preferred interacting with an actual physical robot.