Advantages of indirect conversation via a desktop humanoid robot: Case study on daily life guidance for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Shimaya, Jiro; Yoshikawa, Yuichiro; Matsumoto, Yoshio; Kumazaki, Hirokazu; Ishiguro, Hiroshi; Mimura, Masaru; Miyao, Masutomo

doi:10.1109/roman.2016.7745215

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“…ACTROID-F has been previously used to conduct experiments primarily designed to help adolescents with ASD participate effectively in conversational tasks (e.g., job interviews, conversations, and social skills interventions). The visually simple robot used in this study was a CommU (Vstone Co., Ltd.) (see Figure 2 ) ( 30 ). It is about 0.3-m tall and has a limited number of body parts consisting of head, torso, waist, and two arms, which are apparently less humanlike, although they are still expected to evoke humanness.…”

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Can Robotic Systems Promote Self-Disclosure in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Pilot Study

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Research suggests that many individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often demonstrate challenges providing appropriate levels of information during conversational interchanges. Considering the preference of individuals with ASD, and recent rapid technological advances, robotic systems may yield promise in promoting certain aspects of conversation and interaction such as self-disclosure of appropriate personal information. In the current work, we evaluated personal disclosures of events with specific emotional content across two differing robotic systems (android and simplistic humanoid) and human interactions. Nineteen participants were enrolled in this study: 11 (2 women and 9 men) adolescents with ASD and 8 (4 women and 4 men) adolescents with TD. Each participant completed a sequence of three interactions in a random order. Results indicated differences regarding comfort level and length of disclosures between adolescents with ASD and typically developing (TD) controls in relation to system interactions. Specifically, adolescents with ASD showed a preference for interacting with the robotic systems compared to TD controls and demonstrated lengthier disclosures when interacting with the visually simple humanoid robot compared to interacting with human interviewer. The findings suggest that robotic systems may be useful in eliciting and promoting aspects of social communication such as self-disclosure for some individuals with ASD.

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“…Previous studies have revealed its potential to improve JA in children with ASD (age, 2-4 years), 4 and to reduce the percentage of stereotyped behavior in children with ASD (age, 5-13 years). 28 CommU CommU 15,16,[37][38][39] ( Fig. 1f; height, 30 cm; weight, 740 g) is a childsized humanoid robot and is characterized by having clearly distinguishable eyes.…”

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“…CommU 15,16,37–39 (Fig. 1f; height, 30 cm; weight, 740 g) is a child‐sized humanoid robot and is characterized by having clearly distinguishable eyes.…”

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“…Kumazaki et al 17 . assessed three technological agents (i.e., simple humanoid robot [CommU 37 ], android robot [Actroid‐F 43 ], and screen‐based digital avatar) and humans for eliciting a response to a social cue in children with ASD (age, 1–7 years). In their study design, the three technological agents and the human assistant, in a random order, provided the verbal social bid of ‘Hey!’ In addition, the child's response to each social bid was measured offline by counting the frequency with which the child turned his or her head and/or eyes toward the agent.…”

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“…Moreover, Kumazaki et al 15 . evaluated personal disclosures of events with specific emotional content for individuals with ASD (average age, 15.91 years) across two different robotic systems (android robot [Actroid‐F 43 ] and simplistic humanoid robot [CommU 37 ]) and human interactions. All participants completed a sequence of three interaction conditions in a random order.…”

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Optimal robot for intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders

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With recent rapid advances in technology, human-like robots have begun functioning in a variety of ways. As increasing anecdotal evidence suggests, robots may offer many unique opportunities for helping individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Individuals with ASD often achieve a higher degree of task engagement through the interaction with robots than through interactions with human trainees. The type and form of robots to be used for individuals with ASD have been meticulously considered. Simple robots and animal robots are acceptable because of their simplicity and the ease of interesting and engaging interactions. Android robots have the benefit of the potential of generalization into daily life to some extent. Considering the affinity between robots and users is important to draw out the potential capabilities of robotic intervention to the fullest extent. In the robotic condition, factors such as the appearance, biological motion, clothes, hairstyle, and disposition are important. Many factors of a user, such as age, sex, and IQ, may also affect the affinity of individuals with ASD toward a robot. The potential end-users of this technology may be unaware or unconvinced of the potential roles of robots in ASD interventions. If trainers have extensive experience in using robots, they can identify many potential roles of robots based on their experience. To date, only a few studies have been conducted in the field of robotics for providing assistance to individuals with ASD, and future studies are needed to realize an optimal robot for this purpose.

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Advantages of indirect conversation via a desktop humanoid robot: Case study on daily life guidance for adolescents with autism spectrum disorders

Cited by 22 publications

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Can Robotic Systems Promote Self-Disclosure in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Pilot Study

Can Robotic Systems Promote Self-Disclosure in Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder? A Pilot Study

Optimal robot for intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Principles of Human–Robot Interaction

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