Exploring the use of a humanoid robot to engage children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Desideri, Lorenzo; Negrini, Marco; Cutrone, Maria Cristina; Rouame, Aziz; Malavasi, Massimiliano; Hoogerwerf, Evert-Jan; Bonifacci, Paola; Sarro, Rita Di

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“…The exclusion criteria were as the follows: 1) studies should not include robots meant to be used only for the therapy of ND (e.g., Cook et al, 2011;Desideri, 2017); 2) studies should not test the use of ER range from F80 up to F89 describes Disorders of psychological development (including Specific developmental disorders of speech and language, Specific developmental disorders of scholastic skills, Specific developmental disorder of motor function, Mixed specific developmental disorders, Pervasive developmental disorders, Other and Unspecified disorders of psychological development), and code range from F90 up to F98 reports Behavioral and Emotional Disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence (including ADHD, Conduct disorders, Mixed disorders of conduct and emotions, Emotional disorders, Disorders of social functioning, Tic disorders, Other behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence). among those younger than 3 years of age or aged 20 or older and among undergraduates students (e.g.…”

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Educational Robotics for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review

Pivetti

Battista

Agatolio³

et al. 2020

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This paper aims to provide a critical review of the studies dealing with Educational Robotics for children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. We aimed to investigate whether in the literature there is a sound evidence that activities with robots improve the abilities and performances of children with special needs. This paper explores the methodological aspects as well as the outcomes of the selected studies to provide a clear picture of the state-of-the-art on this topic. After a systematic search in the online database via keyword searches, 15 scientific papers were included in this review. We applied strict selection criteria limiting our review only to papers reporting educational robotics activities with children (from 3 up to 19 years old) with a diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders, in which the children had the opportunity to somehow program the behaviours of real robots. The majority of experiences showed improvements in the participants' performance or abilities, their engagement and involvement, communication/interaction with peers, during robotics sessions. Some studies reported mixed results, calling for the need to carefully design the objective and the related activities of each experience.

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Educational Robotics for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review

Pivetti

Battista

Agatolio³

et al. 2020

Heliyon

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“…“human robot interaction” was the key word of the earliest burst, maintaining a high intensity outbreak in 2007–2012. Since 2007–2018, the key words “socially assistive robotics” “rehabilitation robotics” “humanoid robot” maintained a high outbreak value ( 34 , 35 ). “emotional recognition” “young children” “student” and “classification” have been the most focused keywords in the last 5 years ( Figure 12 ).…”

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A bibliometric analysis of research trends of artificial intelligence in the treatment of autistic spectrum disorders

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ObjectiveAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder that has become the leading cause of disability in children. Artificial intelligence (AI) is a potential solution to this issue. This study objectively analyzes the global research situation of AI in the treatment of ASD from 1995 to 2022, aiming to explore the global research status and frontier trends in this field.MethodsWeb of Science (WoS) and PubMed databese were searched for Literature related to AI on ASD from 1995 to April 2022. CiteSpace, VOSviewer, Pajek and Scimago Graphica were used to analyze the collaboration between countries/institutions/authors, clusters and bursts of keywords, as well as analyses on references.ResultsA total of 448 literature were included, the total number of literature has shown an increasing trend. The most productive country and institution were the USA, and Vanderbilt University. The authors with the greatest contributions were Warren, Zachary, Sakar, Nilanjan and Swanson, Amy. the most prolific and cited journal is Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, the highest cited and co-cited articles were Dautenhahn (Socially intelligent robots: dimensions of human-robot interaction 2007) and Scassellati B (Robots for Use in Autism Research 2012). “Artificial Intelligence”, “Brain Computer Interface” and “Humanoid Robot” were the hotspots and frontier trends of AI on ASD.ConclusionThe application of AI in the treatment of ASD has attracted the attention of researchers all over the world. The education, social function and joint attention of children with ASD are the most concerned issues for global researchers. Robots shows gratifying advantages in these issues and have become the most commonly used technology. Wearable devices and brain-computer interface (BCI) were emerging AI technologies in recent years, which is the direction of further exploration. Restoring social function in individuals with ASD is the ultimate aim and driving force of research in the future.

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“…This activity aims at promoting spontaneous requesting for children with ASD using a robot. A robot can be an effective mediator for spontaneous speech and oral requests, thus promoting further engagement in educational activities (Desideri et al, 2017). Requests at this stage should be simple, easily comprehensible, and compatible with the child's interests.…”

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“…The robot is controlled by the interventionist or by another person that works as an operator for the intervention using the WOz technique that was described above through a tablet device. The robotic platform should be pre-programmed to execute those four requests immediately after the operator gives the signal for it to start on their tablet, in order to avoid Research, Society and Development, v. 10, n. 16, e218101623763, 2021 (CC BY 4.0) | ISSN 2525-3409 | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i16.23763 7 confusion (Desideri et al, 2017). In addition, it should be placed in front of the child to be easily observable and catch their attention.…”

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Development of a new Robot and Design of a 4Axes Intervention Program

Sarri

Gkiolnta

Zygopoulou

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This is an observational study using descriptive methods and following the guidelines of cross-sectional studies. Taking into account that the children’s needs and abilities are continuously changing, the authors proposed robot-based interventions to enhance independent living skills. Social robots as intervention and therapy agents for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders have been around for quite some time and recent technological advances have brought many changes in their potential and therefore, their popularity. In this article the authors present a panda-robot designed for children with ASD describing its physical appearance, giving information about its features and the ways it can be implemented in an intervention program that is structured in four axes. These four axes include activities that aim towards the development of social, communication, and motor skills and also focus on the implementation of relief and relaxation techniques for children with ASD. Essential guidelines and instructions, as well as certain points of attention, are also discussed.

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Exploring the use of a humanoid robot to engage children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Cited by 12 publications

References 18 publications

Educational Robotics for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review

Educational Robotics for children with neurodevelopmental disorders: A systematic review

A bibliometric analysis of research trends of artificial intelligence in the treatment of autistic spectrum disorders

Development of a new Robot and Design of a 4Axes Intervention Program

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