Integration of a Social Robot in a Pedagogical and Logopedic Intervention with Children: A Case Study

Sensors
Verónica Egido-GarcíaPaloma-Julia Velasco-Quintana

Abstract

The effectiveness of social robots such as NAO in pedagogical therapies presents a challenge. There is abundant literature focused on therapies using robots with children with autism, but there is a gap to be filled in other educational different needs. This paper describes an experience of using a NAO as an assistant in a logopedic and pedagogical therapy with children with different needs. Even if the initial robot architecture is based on genericbehaviors, the loading and execution time for each specific requirement and the needs of each child in therapy, made it necessary to develop "Adaptive Behaviors". These evolve into an adaptive architecture, appliedto the engineer-therapist-child interaction, requiring the engineer-programmer to be always present during the sessions. Benefits from the point of view of the therapist and the children and the acceptance of NAO in therapy are shown. A robot in speech-therapy sessions can play a positive role in several logopedic aspectsserving as a motivating factor for the children.Future works should be oriented in developing intelligent algorithms so as to eliminate the presence of the engineer-programmer in the sessions. Additional work proposals should consider deepening the psycholo...Continue Reading

References

Jan 31, 2008·American Journal of Speech-language Pathology·Leora R CherneyRon Cole
Nov 30, 2011·Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders·Joshua J DiehlCharles R Crowell
May 15, 2012·Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering·Brian ScassellatiMaja Matarić
Aug 8, 2018·Sensors·Victor M PeñeñoryHabib M Fardoun
Feb 23, 2019·Healthcare·Chantal Huisman, Helianthe Kort
Mar 1, 2019·BMJ Paediatrics Open·Julia DaweElizabeth Broadbent
Jan 24, 2020·Sensors·Tahir AbbasPanos Markopoulos
May 19, 2020·International Journal of Social Robotics·Meia Chita-Tegmark, Matthias Scheutz
Aug 29, 2020·Sensors·Alejandro MartínCristina Suárez
Aug 15, 2018·Science Robotics·Tony BelpaemeFumihide Tanaka

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Mar 8, 2021··Denise L. RodenburgAnouk Neerincx

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

EBA
NVivo13
Choreographe

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Autism

Autism spectrum disorder is associated with challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, and often accompanied by sensory sensitivities and medical issues. Here is the latest research on autism.

Related Papers

MMW, Münchener medizinische Wochenschrift
G Full-Scharrer
Archiv für Ohren-, Nasen- und Kehlkopfheilkunde, vereinigt mit Zeitschrift für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde
G BOERS
Ceskoslovenská otolaryngologie
A STEKLIKOVA
Casopís lékar̆ů c̆eských
M SOVAK
© 2021 Meta ULC. All rights reserved