Social Robotics and Optical Sensors: TowardIn-Group Sessions and Stress Management Therapies in a Special School

Name: MARIA FERNANDA GAITAN PADILLA

Publication date: 28/03/2024

Examining board:

Namesort descending Role
CAMILO ARTURO RODRIGUEZ DIAZ Presidente
CARLOS ANDRÉS CIFUENTES GARCÍA Coorientador
JOHN EDISON MUÑOZ Examinador Externo
MARIA JOSE PONTES Coorientador
RICARDO CARMINATI DE MELLO Examinador Interno

Summary: Socialroboticshasshownpromiseinprovidingbenefitsforthewell-beinganddevelopment of childrenandyouthwithAutismSpectrumDisorder(ASD).TheCASTORproject, previouslypilotedinColombiawithpreliminaryandmedium-termstudies,hasindicated thepotential for implementingalong-termprotocol.Fromthisfoundation, theproject extendedtotheRehabilitationCenterClubLeonesCruzdelSur inthesouthofChile, wherecollaborativeeffortsbetweenprofessionalsandengineerswereconducted. Aliteraturereviewwasconductedtoproposea framework intheSpecialSchool and a long-termstudywas conductedas thefirst experienceof robot-assistedtherapy in the institution, involvingeight childrenwithASDin12 sessionswiththeCASTOR robot.Thesesessionswerefacilitatedthroughin-personassistanceandremotecontrol usingcamerasandawebinterface.Acomprehensiveanalysiswasconducted,considering longitudinalvariables,professional therapeuticassessments,andvideoanalysis. Atwo-pathprojectstructurewasproposedasalong-termproject, includingtheaddition ofthesocialrobottoin-groupsessionsineducationalsettings,andtheimplementation of robot-assisted therapieswith sensors’ feedback to the robotic systemconsidering environmentalandphysiological informationfromtheparticipants.Thismasterproject presentstheinitialworkconductedwithintheproposedproject’sframeworkinaspecial school inChile. Itencompasses fourcomponents: (1)along-termstudyevaluatingthe CASTORrobotintherapiesofsocialskillswithchildrenwithASD,(2)anin-groupstudy involvingneurodiversechildrenandyouthtoassesstheCASTORrobot’seffectiveness acrosstwodifferentcognitivelevelsandages, (3)thedevelopmentandevaluationofa wearablepolymericopticalfiber(POF)sensortodetectphysiological stresscompared withaFiberBraggGrating(FBG)sensorandthecommercialShimmersensor, forfuture applicationsonchildrenwithASDinrobot-assistedtherapieswiththeCASTORrobot, and(4)theconclusionsandfutureworksregardingthecompleteproject’sframework.

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