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In healthcare areas, social robots have demonstrated positive effects on adherence to procedures and cognitive skills development. This paper explores the effects of a social robot during an introductory phase in Cerebral Palsy rehabilitation. A human-Robot interface was deployed to promote the interaction with the children through 10 activities, including a presentation stage and imitation games. Besides, the interface aims to ease using the social robot to the therapist and allow them to control the robot's non-verbal and verbal gestures. The interaction was measured through joint attention, attitudes, and follow-up instructions. A total of 10 children participate in this study. The results suggest that 80% of the participants have a joint attention rate of 70%, and they accomplish highly the requests given by the robot. These preliminary findings show a positive effect of the robot on the children.

Purpose To compare surgeon experience and the outcomes of phacoemulsification using 2 different illumination techniques for cataract extraction. Methods A prospective interventional case series was performed on 20 consecutive patients (20 eyes) with senile cataract who underwent phacoemulsification enhanced with a 23-G endoillumination probe. The main outcome measures were the surgeon's perception of depth of field and quality of visibility of intraocular structures, ease of performance of the surgical procedure, effectiveness, and complications related to the procedure. A surgeon-specific questionnaire was administered at the end of the procedure. Results Surgery was successfully performed in all patients without any complications. The surgeon indicated that lateral endoillumination markedly enhanced the details of the lens structures, mainly the posterior capsule visualization, better than the coaxial lighting with the surgical microscope. Lateral endoillumination created an enhanced 3D effect and improved the depth perception of lens intraoperatively. Conclusions The lateral illumination technique with a 23-G endoilluminator probe placed in the anterior chamber through a paracentesis creates an enhanced 3D effect and improves depth perception of lens during phacoemulsification. These benefits increase the safety of the procedure.