International Journal of Advanced Engineering and Management

ISSN: 2456-8066
Vol. 4 No 4, pp 40-44, 2019

Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation for Children

with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Sahadev Roy
Department of ECE, NIT Arunachal Pradesh, Yupia, India
sahadevroy@nitap.ac.in

Abstract know the modern robotics can do those things

This research is the exploration of the social
effects of human-robot interaction (HRI) on
children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(ASD), inhabitants that has deficiencies in
different types of social behavior. Different
studies show that electronics gadgets and
assistive robots have been shown to be a
catalyst for improved social interaction in
children with ASD. The paper also includes the
summary work in later section, and a brief idea
of robot prototype and previous implementation
of software and interactive games that was used
in our field experiment. Future studies will
include more rigorous statistical testing and
include larger sample sizes to further validate
the intervention methodology described in this
document.
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Robot,
Social Interaction, Speech, Therapeutic Robot
1. Introduction
In this modern era the research has done on
significant level on assistive robot. In this
research paper we are going to talk how the
Robotics can impact on human health system
especially the Autism Spectrum Disorders. we
which cannot possible for humans [1], like in
some critical operations can be done by using
smart robots, here specifically we are going to
talk about the ASD in young children and, how
we can reduce the effect of ASD in young
children [2]. By using assistive robots we can
make a good impact on ASD this disorder in
mainly found in young children having the
symptom of less social interactions and poor
communication skills [3]. Many of study is
telling us effective outcomes in ASD such as,
increased his speech [4], increase in social
interaction [5], joint and directed attention. this
study has the main purpose is to develop the
low-cost toy like robot prototype with safety
features such as snap of head [6] and snap of
arms [7], a camera for face and detection [8] and
session recordings [9] to independent games [10]
and a teleported mode. Our work with children
with ASD leads to an approach that utilizes
feasibility studies to determine if a robot can
behave appropriately in experimental settings,
and behavior studies that facilitate improved
social interaction for users with ASD. An
experiment design that meets these criteria,
described in the following sections.

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games and introduce a new set of different
2. Methodology games motivated by observations made during
We have developed a new robot and tested on preliminary testing. A summary of the robot’s
the eight study participant and three control hardware, software implementation and
diagnoses with ASD. The study group obtained interaction designs show a good result.
pre and post interventions with measures with Motivation for robot design there are three major
Vine land adaptive behavior scale II [11], mean objectives which motivate us, the first one is
length spontaneous utterance determination, related to its fundamental structure that should
motor imitation scale, unstructured imitation be simple and it should take minimum range of
assessment and expressive vocabulary test [12] motion to perform imitation actions and Servo
and participated twenty to thirty minutes Motor has to generator minimum noise .the
intervention to see the effectiveness of new second point is Robot should be robust so that
robot assisted intervention we check the when child manipulate robot it should not
improvement in speech, social and damage .to this end we in integrated snap of
communication skills [13] and we compared the arms and head on the robot, and provided the
improvement with, and without robot-assisted base for stability of robot. Our third motto is
interventions and verify the results with the robot outward appearance of robot should be very
assisted ASD intervention with clinical method. fancy so that it will attract the child.
Research studies shows that by using augmented
intervention with widely accessible socially
assistive robot, an improvement can be obtained
in social interaction and communication skills.
In this study we used both soft toy and robot toy
(Fig 1), what we will find that may be used for
other robots and or in other context our three
primary objective that are first one is
effectiveness of new robot assisted intervention
to increasing the speech [14] and the increase in
communication as well as increased in social
skills, second one is we will compare the above
result and when we are not using the robot
assisted intervention and ,third one is we will
find what type of robot behavior will augment
the goal of clinical trials.
The robot prototype and, along with a set of
interactive games, was introduced in our earlier
research in this field study, we employ
previously developed interactive imitation

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automating is a challenge. Design and pilot field
studies to achieve this have been conducted.
Three main objectives: (1) Quantitative
evaluation: New types of robot-assisted
interventions are on the rise, Spontaneous
speaking, and general communication and social
networks, Skills of autistic children, (2)
Comparison: Improved care-acquired skills and
social skills. Robotic support helps increase. It
can be achieved without the intervention of a
robot. (3) Clear, well-defined robot behavior can
improve the following goals: Clinical
interventions that ultimately promote robotic
automation in this field.
The experiment shows that increases in speech
and socialization result from a new paradigm of
robot-assisted intervention with a small group of
children with ASD. Some difficulty occurs in the
control group communication domain posttest
and the socialization domain pretest, indicating
Fig. 2. Robot toy model used here for the study
that intergroup results should be viewed with
caution. Finally, to assess the sustainability of
the improvements resulting from the robot-
assisted intervention, a future study will
3. Results and Observation
reevaluate study participants after an interval to
This study proves the inability to improve
test retention of increased proficiency in speech
communication and social interaction can be
and socialization. Result shows that social games
achieved with advanced intervention. The most
based paradise can produce social exchange
common and least outreach tool Robotics (SAR)
which is obtained by robot to child and child to
research increases productivity and define new
other interaction. In the present circumstances
methods with the help of robots. This leads to
integration of robot into clinical trial is still on
certain long-term autonomous behavior,
primary stage so we cannot fully predict the
Application of multilevel SAR [15] [16]in
behavior but the sustained child to robot
clinical intervention. The results also show that
interaction leading to improved therapeutic
using social media is recommended. Foundation-
outcomes.
based models can build a wide variety of social
relationships. As robots integrate with clinical
4. Conclusions
methods, Education is still a largely theoretical
The experiment shows that interactive robot
prerequisite. What robot behavior is worth

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assisted intervention is quite useful to tackle the
ASD. Especially our new technique which has
resulted in increased of speech, increase of
communication and social skills. Different
feature of interactive game which includes first
one is child initiated verbal prompt, which had
deliver in form of oral question and second one is
contingent robot reaction and third one is a motor
imitation and fourth one is some general rule for,
which we got during child to robot or robot to
child interactions. RFID can be included in robots
forehead and hands and to each accessory to
allow the robot its head and respond
appropriately. This same modality can be
implemented for initiating each coordinated
movement with music. For instance, placing an
RFID-tagged card with a picture of a bus in the
robot’s hand might trigger the launch of the
“Wheels on the Bus” activity.
Verbal prompt and include a verbal response
and finally, after several practice trials with the
robot, that child will get motivation to play
with human.
Acknowledgement
This project supported by TEQIP III under seed
grant.
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