TY - JOUR
T1 - Project INSIDE: towards autonomous semi-unstructured human–robot social interaction in autism therapy
AU - Melo, Francisco S.
AU - Sardinha, Alberto
AU - Belo, David
AU - Couto, Marta
AU - Faria, Miguel
AU - Farias, Anabela
AU - Gamboa, Hugo
AU - Jesus, Cátia
AU - Kinarullathil, Mithun
AU - Lima, Pedro
AU - Luz, Luís
AU - Mateus, André
AU - Melo, Isabel
AU - Moreno, Plinio
AU - Osório, Daniel
AU - Paiva, Ana
AU - Pimentel, Jhielson
AU - Rodrigues, João
AU - Sequeira, Pedro
AU - Solera-Ureña, Rubén
AU - Vasco, Miguel
AU - Veloso, Manuela
AU - Ventura, Rodrigo
N1 - info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/147282/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5665-PICT/135829/PT#
PY - 2019/5
Y1 - 2019/5
N2 - This paper describes the INSIDE system, a networked robot system designed to allow the use of mobile robots as active players in the therapy of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). While a significant volume of work has explored the impact of robots in ASD therapy, most such work comprises remotely operated robots and/or well-structured interaction dynamics. In contrast, the INSIDE system allows for complex, semi-unstructured interaction in ASD therapy while featuring a fully autonomous robot. In this paper we describe the hardware and software infrastructure that supports such rich form of interaction, as well as the design methodology that guided the development of the INSIDE system. We also present some results on the use of our system both in pilot and in a long-term study comprising multiple therapy sessions with children at Hospital Garcia de Orta, in Portugal, highlighting the robustness and autonomy of the system as a whole.
AB - This paper describes the INSIDE system, a networked robot system designed to allow the use of mobile robots as active players in the therapy of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). While a significant volume of work has explored the impact of robots in ASD therapy, most such work comprises remotely operated robots and/or well-structured interaction dynamics. In contrast, the INSIDE system allows for complex, semi-unstructured interaction in ASD therapy while featuring a fully autonomous robot. In this paper we describe the hardware and software infrastructure that supports such rich form of interaction, as well as the design methodology that guided the development of the INSIDE system. We also present some results on the use of our system both in pilot and in a long-term study comprising multiple therapy sessions with children at Hospital Garcia de Orta, in Portugal, highlighting the robustness and autonomy of the system as a whole.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059204221&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.artmed.2018.12.003
DO - 10.1016/j.artmed.2018.12.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 30598330
AN - SCOPUS:85059204221
SN - 0933-3657
VL - 96
SP - 198
EP - 216
JO - Artificial Intelligence In Medicine
JF - Artificial Intelligence In Medicine
ER -