Robot NAO helps children with autism overcome social barriers
Autism, simply speaking, is difficult to communicate with others. Autistic people may look elsewhere when you talk to him, or suddenly laugh on serious occasions. Children with autism often can't ride a car, their eyes are scattered, their faces are blank, their attention is not concentrated; in their early years, these shortcomings often cause great adverse effects, such as slow development of social skills.
To develop important social skills, researchers at the University of Denver tried to get robots to help autistic children communicate. A research team at the School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Denver has created a humanoid robot to serve autistic children and adolescents between the ages of 7 and 17. Children participating in this program will have a 30-minute course every two weeks. The robot's name is NAO (pronounced NOW); it is a versatile humanoid robot that can jump and have facial recognition and voice recognition capabilities.
Why use robots instead of real humans? Researchers believe that robots are more likely than humans to promote the development of social skills in children with autism. In addition, robots are more patient than humans and are more accessible to the minds of children with autism.
Professor Mohammad Mahoor said: "The robots we design look like people, but not full-featured people. They can help children with autism because they are simple enough, their only function is dialogue and social." Because of NAO (robot) gestures And the behavior is highly customized.
The researchers used NAO to observe the eyes, facial expressions, and imitation of autistic children. The NAO is equipped with four microphones and two cameras to record data about each participant, including the duration and probability of gaze (concentration) and changes in facial expressions. When the children perform well, the robot will celebrate with the children.
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