2020 |
Alnajjar, F; Cappuccio, M; Renawi, A; Mubin, O; Loo, C K Personalized Robot Interventions for Autistic Children: An Automated Methodology for Attention Assessment Journal Article International Journal of Social Robotics, 2020, ISSN: 18754791, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Assessment, Attention, Autism, Children with Autism, Diseases, Emotion, Emotional Response, Interaction Systems, Robotics, Robots, Therapy @article{Alnajjar2020, title = {Personalized Robot Interventions for Autistic Children: An Automated Methodology for Attention Assessment}, author = {F Alnajjar and M Cappuccio and A Renawi and O Mubin and C K Loo}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85081653497&doi=10.1007%2fs12369-020-00639-8&partnerID=40&md5=99d36c26b54c3f23ebb13499387b859a}, doi = {10.1007/s12369-020-00639-8}, issn = {18754791}, year = {2020}, date = {2020-01-01}, journal = {International Journal of Social Robotics}, publisher = {Springer}, abstract = {We propose a robot-mediated therapy and assessment system for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) of mild to moderate severity and minimal verbal capabilities. The objectives of the robot interaction sessions is to improve the academic capabilities of ASD patients by increasing the length and the quality of their attention. The system uses a NAO robot and an added mobile display to present emotional cues and solicit appropriate emotional responses. The interaction is semi-autonomous with minimal human intervention.Interaction occurs within an adaptive dynamic scenario composed of 13 sections. The scenario allows adaptive customization based on the attention score history of each patient. The attention score is autonomously generated by the system and depends on face attention and joint attention cues and sound responses. The scoring system allows us to prove that the customized interaction system increases the engagement and attention capabilities of ASD patients.After performing a pilot study, involving 6 ASD children, out of a total of 11 considered in the clinical setup, we conducted a long-term study. This study empirically proves that the proposed assessment system represents the attention state of the patient with 82.4% accuracy. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Assessment, Attention, Autism, Children with Autism, Diseases, Emotion, Emotional Response, Interaction Systems, Robotics, Robots, Therapy}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } We propose a robot-mediated therapy and assessment system for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) of mild to moderate severity and minimal verbal capabilities. The objectives of the robot interaction sessions is to improve the academic capabilities of ASD patients by increasing the length and the quality of their attention. The system uses a NAO robot and an added mobile display to present emotional cues and solicit appropriate emotional responses. The interaction is semi-autonomous with minimal human intervention.Interaction occurs within an adaptive dynamic scenario composed of 13 sections. The scenario allows adaptive customization based on the attention score history of each patient. The attention score is autonomously generated by the system and depends on face attention and joint attention cues and sound responses. The scoring system allows us to prove that the customized interaction system increases the engagement and attention capabilities of ASD patients.After performing a pilot study, involving 6 ASD children, out of a total of 11 considered in the clinical setup, we conducted a long-term study. This study empirically proves that the proposed assessment system represents the attention state of the patient with 82.4% accuracy. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V. |
2019 |
Ishak, N I; Yusof, H M; Ramlee, M R H; Sidek, S N; Rusli, N Modules of Interaction for ASD Children Using Rero Robot (Humanoid) Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019, ISBN: 9781728129716, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Commercial Robots, Developmental Disorders, Early Intervention, Human Interactions, Human Robot Interaction, Interaction Mediums, Interaction Modules, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Robots @conference{Ishak2019, title = {Modules of Interaction for ASD Children Using Rero Robot (Humanoid)}, author = {N I Ishak and H M Yusof and M R H Ramlee and S N Sidek and N Rusli}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85078867258&doi=10.1109%2fICOM47790.2019.8952038&partnerID=40&md5=8eadb9e644d78f52f44a76a6f57c8de4}, doi = {10.1109/ICOM47790.2019.8952038}, isbn = {9781728129716}, year = {2019}, date = {2019-01-01}, journal = {2019 7th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering, ICOM 2019}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects one's ability to understand social cues and to communicate. As it begins early in childhood and can last throughout a person's life, it is important to have an early intervention and rehabilitation. Previous research has shown that robotic platforms helped and encouraged positive outcome in ASD children rehabilitation. Early interventions through human-robot interaction (HRI) have the potential when used to improve communication and social skills of the children. In this research, a new framework has been developed featuring a robot and human interaction modules. A commercial robot, Rero has been adopted and used as the interaction medium. This robot has been selected based on its reconfigurable capability and ability to be developed into many forms. It is also mobile, speech enabled, controllable, programmable, and attractive. Five modules of interaction have been developed and approval from special education teachers and therapists has been sought. The modules are created to help the children to be able to imitate actions, follow instructions, name objects, as well as to focus and match colours. Observations from the experiment shows that the children enjoyed the interaction modules with a median of more than 70% of scores and were well engaged with the robots with certain type of modules. © 2019 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Autism Spectrum Disorders, Commercial Robots, Developmental Disorders, Early Intervention, Human Interactions, Human Robot Interaction, Interaction Mediums, Interaction Modules, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Robots}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects one's ability to understand social cues and to communicate. As it begins early in childhood and can last throughout a person's life, it is important to have an early intervention and rehabilitation. Previous research has shown that robotic platforms helped and encouraged positive outcome in ASD children rehabilitation. Early interventions through human-robot interaction (HRI) have the potential when used to improve communication and social skills of the children. In this research, a new framework has been developed featuring a robot and human interaction modules. A commercial robot, Rero has been adopted and used as the interaction medium. This robot has been selected based on its reconfigurable capability and ability to be developed into many forms. It is also mobile, speech enabled, controllable, programmable, and attractive. Five modules of interaction have been developed and approval from special education teachers and therapists has been sought. The modules are created to help the children to be able to imitate actions, follow instructions, name objects, as well as to focus and match colours. Observations from the experiment shows that the children enjoyed the interaction modules with a median of more than 70% of scores and were well engaged with the robots with certain type of modules. © 2019 IEEE. |
2018 |
Hashim, R; Yussof, H Feasibility of care robots for children with special needs: A review Conference 2018-January , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018, ISBN: 9781538613429, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Caregiver, Humanoid, Intelligent Control, Review, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Robotics, Special Needs @conference{Hashim2018379, title = {Feasibility of care robots for children with special needs: A review}, author = {R Hashim and H Yussof}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047391087&doi=10.1109%2fIRIS.2017.8250152&partnerID=40&md5=01f785951837849962044510db789d8d}, doi = {10.1109/IRIS.2017.8250152}, isbn = {9781538613429}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - 2017 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors, IRIS 2017}, volume = {2018-January}, pages = {379-382}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {In caring for special needs children, for example, those with autism, there should be alternatives for the parents and guardians of these children. In this instance, aside from fellow humans, care robots should be considered. Therefore, this review paper synthesizes the results from several primary literature on the feasibility of using robots to care for children with special needs. Digesting and summarizing on the literature reviewed within this scope, it is not currently feasible for robots to care for children much so for those with special needs. More concrete evidences are required for parents and guardians to put faith in a machine as a replacement for a human care giver. © 2017 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Caregiver, Humanoid, Intelligent Control, Review, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Robotics, Special Needs}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } In caring for special needs children, for example, those with autism, there should be alternatives for the parents and guardians of these children. In this instance, aside from fellow humans, care robots should be considered. Therefore, this review paper synthesizes the results from several primary literature on the feasibility of using robots to care for children with special needs. Digesting and summarizing on the literature reviewed within this scope, it is not currently feasible for robots to care for children much so for those with special needs. More concrete evidences are required for parents and guardians to put faith in a machine as a replacement for a human care giver. © 2017 IEEE. |
Aziz, A A; Moganan, F F M; Mokhsin, M; Sakamat, N; Ismail, A Humanoid robot intervention with autism: The conceptual model in demonstrating the emotional responses of children with autism Journal Article Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 739 , pp. 574-579, 2018, ISSN: 21945357, (cited By 0). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Conceptual Model, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Emotion, Emotional Response, Humanoid Robot, Robotics, Robots @article{Aziz2018574, title = {Humanoid robot intervention with autism: The conceptual model in demonstrating the emotional responses of children with autism}, author = {A A Aziz and F F M Moganan and M Mokhsin and N Sakamat and A Ismail}, editor = {Levy Mohd Lokman Chen P A K Koyama S. Yamanaka T.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85044186403&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-10-8612-0_60&partnerID=40&md5=76beda967357c1b4445593f4f3bb00fe}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-10-8612-0_60}, issn = {21945357}, year = {2018}, date = {2018-01-01}, journal = {Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing}, volume = {739}, pages = {574-579}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, abstract = {Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder often associated with the inability to interact and communicate with others in meaningful ways. Few studies have actually proven that individuals with autism are facing difficulties in extracting and interpreting the emotion of others. This has led to the misbelief that individuals with autism are emotionless. This paper aims to demonstrate that given the right triggers, individuals with autism will show certain level of emotional responses. With its main objectives being (i) To study the previous research on the impact of Humanoid Robot Intervention on autistic children’s emotional responses and (ii) To illustrate the conceptual model that can further elevate the emotional responses of an autistic child, it is with the best hope that the model can further aid researchers in understanding the autistic children’s emotional responses while engaging with the humanoid robot, thus may help in creating a more meaningful and successful interaction session. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018.}, note = {cited By 0}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Conceptual Model, Developmental Disorders, Diseases, Emotion, Emotional Response, Humanoid Robot, Robotics, Robots}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism is a lifelong developmental disorder often associated with the inability to interact and communicate with others in meaningful ways. Few studies have actually proven that individuals with autism are facing difficulties in extracting and interpreting the emotion of others. This has led to the misbelief that individuals with autism are emotionless. This paper aims to demonstrate that given the right triggers, individuals with autism will show certain level of emotional responses. With its main objectives being (i) To study the previous research on the impact of Humanoid Robot Intervention on autistic children’s emotional responses and (ii) To illustrate the conceptual model that can further elevate the emotional responses of an autistic child, it is with the best hope that the model can further aid researchers in understanding the autistic children’s emotional responses while engaging with the humanoid robot, thus may help in creating a more meaningful and successful interaction session. © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. |
2017 |
Hashim, R; Yussof, H A Review of the Ambit of Politics in Social Robotics Conference 105 , Elsevier B.V., 2017, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Acceptance, Autism, Children, Diseases, Economic and Social Effects, Education, Influence, Intelligent Control, Machine Design, Politics, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Robotics, Social Sciences @conference{Hashim2017316, title = {A Review of the Ambit of Politics in Social Robotics}, author = {R Hashim and H Yussof}, editor = {Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85016116583&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2017.01.228&partnerID=40&md5=d87a64238e7afb117359db4af16a4b52}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2017.01.228}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {105}, pages = {316-321}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {This article reviews the range of currently held positions on the politics of social robotics for skill augmentation of children with autism and other brain disabilities. Publications from peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings were analyzed. From these articles categorizations were accorded into three emerging themes on the politics of social robotics which are, influence, acceptance and adoption. The findings indicated that the social skilling of brain-impaired children are implicated but not present in the development and design process of the robots. Instead, the human social skills were assigned to the capability and general features of the robots. The need for social robots is in tandem with societal changes and the increased demographics as well as demands from the healthcare industry. The conceptualization of brain-impaired children is plagued with stereotypical views that they are both mentally and physically handicapped, helpless, require round-the-clock care and in need of robotic assistance when humans fail. Depending on the nation status, the influence, acceptance and adoption of social robotics are indeed political and the success of science for society needs has to be re-examined and perhaps redefined in order to reap the return on investment of the robot production. © 2017 The Authors.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Acceptance, Autism, Children, Diseases, Economic and Social Effects, Education, Influence, Intelligent Control, Machine Design, Politics, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Robotics, Social Sciences}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This article reviews the range of currently held positions on the politics of social robotics for skill augmentation of children with autism and other brain disabilities. Publications from peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings were analyzed. From these articles categorizations were accorded into three emerging themes on the politics of social robotics which are, influence, acceptance and adoption. The findings indicated that the social skilling of brain-impaired children are implicated but not present in the development and design process of the robots. Instead, the human social skills were assigned to the capability and general features of the robots. The need for social robots is in tandem with societal changes and the increased demographics as well as demands from the healthcare industry. The conceptualization of brain-impaired children is plagued with stereotypical views that they are both mentally and physically handicapped, helpless, require round-the-clock care and in need of robotic assistance when humans fail. Depending on the nation status, the influence, acceptance and adoption of social robotics are indeed political and the success of science for society needs has to be re-examined and perhaps redefined in order to reap the return on investment of the robot production. © 2017 The Authors. |
Hashim, R; Yussof, H Humanizing Humanoids Towards Social Inclusiveness for Children with Autism Conference 105 , Elsevier B.V., 2017, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Assistive Technology, Autism, Children with Autism, Diseases, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid, Hybrid Methodologies, Intelligent Control, Mental Disabilities, Patient Rehabilitation, Philosophical Aspects, Robotics, Robots, Secondary Data Analysis, Smart Sensors, Social Inclusiveness @conference{Hashim2017359, title = {Humanizing Humanoids Towards Social Inclusiveness for Children with Autism}, author = {R Hashim and H Yussof}, editor = {Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85016094915&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2017.01.234&partnerID=40&md5=5b6e1e4faeb0346832c57f23e5ba4a42}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2017.01.234}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2017}, date = {2017-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {105}, pages = {359-364}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Assistive technologies in the form of humanoids have gained mileage in the area of rehabilitation, in particular, for children with various mental disabilities such as autism. The extent of the use of humanoids in augmenting these children are numerous yet, the social inclusiveness in the form of religious values, spirituality and ethics have hardly been explored. In these new and ambiguous dimensions, evidences of inclusiveness through repeated observations and interviews as well as secondary data analyses formed the hybrid methodology for this research project. The findings revealed a positive influence by humanizing humanoids in the social skill augmentation, religious and spiritual enhance of the scope. In attempting such a sensitive project, proper ethical procedures have to be in place because of the focus group. The implications of the findings are important in drafting relevant policies not just in educating the children, but to improve their quality of life, enriching the family well-being and enhance societal awareness for social inclusiveness. © 2017 The Authors.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Assistive Technology, Autism, Children with Autism, Diseases, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid, Hybrid Methodologies, Intelligent Control, Mental Disabilities, Patient Rehabilitation, Philosophical Aspects, Robotics, Robots, Secondary Data Analysis, Smart Sensors, Social Inclusiveness}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Assistive technologies in the form of humanoids have gained mileage in the area of rehabilitation, in particular, for children with various mental disabilities such as autism. The extent of the use of humanoids in augmenting these children are numerous yet, the social inclusiveness in the form of religious values, spirituality and ethics have hardly been explored. In these new and ambiguous dimensions, evidences of inclusiveness through repeated observations and interviews as well as secondary data analyses formed the hybrid methodology for this research project. The findings revealed a positive influence by humanizing humanoids in the social skill augmentation, religious and spiritual enhance of the scope. In attempting such a sensitive project, proper ethical procedures have to be in place because of the focus group. The implications of the findings are important in drafting relevant policies not just in educating the children, but to improve their quality of life, enriching the family well-being and enhance societal awareness for social inclusiveness. © 2017 The Authors. |
2016 |
Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Ariffin, I M; Omar, A R Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781479966783, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Behavioral Research, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Human Behaviours, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Robotics, Robots, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Teaching Module @conference{Miskam2016, title = {A questionnaire-based survey: Therapist's response on emotions gestures using humanoid robot for autism}, author = {M A Miskam and S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and I M Ariffin and A R Omar}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84966605834&doi=10.1109%2fMHS.2015.7438298&partnerID=40&md5=c0cbd143f24183861955c67562e36fdf}, doi = {10.1109/MHS.2015.7438298}, isbn = {9781479966783}, year = {2016}, date = {2016-01-01}, journal = {2015 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2015}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper is, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. Naturally, we need to approximate as closely as possible natural human behaviour to be done by robot to engaging the children to interact with normal human. Therefore, this study is continuation of our previous study on emotion gestures where we get the therapists response towards module of emotions-based teaching module for children with autism. The role of therapists is to give their main knowledge of autism therapy to bring the right creation of module program using robot. © 2015 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Behavioral Research, Children with Autism, Cognitive Interaction, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Gestures, Human Behaviours, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Robotics, Robots, Social Sciences, Surveys, Teaching, Teaching Module}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper is, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses have been developed using Choregraphe. Naturally, we need to approximate as closely as possible natural human behaviour to be done by robot to engaging the children to interact with normal human. Therefore, this study is continuation of our previous study on emotion gestures where we get the therapists response towards module of emotions-based teaching module for children with autism. The role of therapists is to give their main knowledge of autism therapy to bring the right creation of module program using robot. © 2015 IEEE. |
2015 |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S A content validated tool to observe autism behavior in child-robot interaction Conference 2015-November , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781467367042, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autistic Children, Child-Robot Interactions, Children with Autism, Cronbach's Alphas, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Internal Consistency, Mental Disorders, Robotics, Robots, Validation Study @conference{Shamsuddin201543, title = {A content validated tool to observe autism behavior in child-robot interaction}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954049574&doi=10.1109%2fROMAN.2015.7333578&partnerID=40&md5=2a25d12804ba227de6f26eca7b46f770}, doi = {10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333578}, isbn = {9781467367042}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication}, volume = {2015-November}, pages = {43-47}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This research presents the validation study of a qualitative tool to analyze the response in robot-based intervention. The 24 behavioral items in the tool were determined through routine observations carried out by clinicians and the definitions of autism adopted by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). 34 experts determined content validity and tool reliability by viewpoints through the Likert scale. The tool was found to have good content validity with more than 67% of experts scored at least 3 on the 5-point Likert scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.872 reflected the tool's content reliability and internal consistency. The tool was used to analyze the behavior response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. It functioned as a score-sheet to compare the behavior of autistic children with and without the presence of a robot. These findings put forward a tool with contents considered valid to evaluate behavior outcome of studies involving children with autism and robots. © 2015 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autistic Children, Child-Robot Interactions, Children with Autism, Cronbach's Alphas, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Internal Consistency, Mental Disorders, Robotics, Robots, Validation Study}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This research presents the validation study of a qualitative tool to analyze the response in robot-based intervention. The 24 behavioral items in the tool were determined through routine observations carried out by clinicians and the definitions of autism adopted by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). 34 experts determined content validity and tool reliability by viewpoints through the Likert scale. The tool was found to have good content validity with more than 67% of experts scored at least 3 on the 5-point Likert scale. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.872 reflected the tool's content reliability and internal consistency. The tool was used to analyze the behavior response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. It functioned as a score-sheet to compare the behavior of autistic children with and without the presence of a robot. These findings put forward a tool with contents considered valid to evaluate behavior outcome of studies involving children with autism and robots. © 2015 IEEE. |
Saleh, N M; Hassan, H; Fikry, A; Musa, R; Ahmad, S S; Ismail, Z; Samat, N; Hashim, R Autism children: Cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid in Malaysia Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Autism Treatments, Children, Cost Benefit Analysis, Costs, Curing, Diseases, Humanoid, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Quality of Life, Robotics, Robots @conference{Saleh2015185, title = {Autism children: Cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid in Malaysia}, author = {N M Saleh and H Hassan and A Fikry and R Musa and S S Ahmad and Z Ismail and N Samat and R Hashim}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959570138&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295885&partnerID=40&md5=e3a60d8df8ebd4f38287d5f212c8ab1a}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295885}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {185-187}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Autism is a permanent disorder that cause quality of life disturbance. As matter of research, there are no single interventions that can cure the heterogeneous syndrome. Since there is no cure for autism children, perhaps using humanoid can help the autism children in order to have appropriate therapy and treatment programs especially to the young children inflicted with it. Robots are normally used for industrial work, but hardly for therapy. Robots have been used to substitute human way back in the 19th century. They are beneficial to society regardless of the fields that they are being utilized. The health sector has been identified as one of the fields that benefit most as a result of using robotics. For decades, people fascinated with the technology's fiction of robots that look and act like a human Therefore, humanoid robots give benefits towards autism therapy for early detection. Many studies have been done in order to determine the ways to conduct autism treatment However, there is no study on cost and benefit analysis conducted using humanoid as a treatment for autism children. Therefore, this study will focus on the cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid for Malaysian autism children. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Autism Therapies, Autism Treatments, Children, Cost Benefit Analysis, Costs, Curing, Diseases, Humanoid, Humanoid Robot, Manufacture, Quality of Life, Robotics, Robots}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is a permanent disorder that cause quality of life disturbance. As matter of research, there are no single interventions that can cure the heterogeneous syndrome. Since there is no cure for autism children, perhaps using humanoid can help the autism children in order to have appropriate therapy and treatment programs especially to the young children inflicted with it. Robots are normally used for industrial work, but hardly for therapy. Robots have been used to substitute human way back in the 19th century. They are beneficial to society regardless of the fields that they are being utilized. The health sector has been identified as one of the fields that benefit most as a result of using robotics. For decades, people fascinated with the technology's fiction of robots that look and act like a human Therefore, humanoid robots give benefits towards autism therapy for early detection. Many studies have been done in order to determine the ways to conduct autism treatment However, there is no study on cost and benefit analysis conducted using humanoid as a treatment for autism children. Therefore, this study will focus on the cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid for Malaysian autism children. © 2014 IEEE. |
Rahim, M H B A; Zamin, N AUTISTHERAPIBOT: Autonomous robotic autism therapists assistant for autistic children Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Assistant Robot, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autonomous Robotics, Diseases, Learning, Manufacture, Process of Learning, Robotics, Robots, Traditional Learning @conference{Rahim2015248, title = {AUTISTHERAPIBOT: Autonomous robotic autism therapists assistant for autistic children}, author = {M H B A Rahim and N Zamin}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959477969&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295896&partnerID=40&md5=97aba13712e291d19218c277f557e204}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295896}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {248-253}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {Recent studies unravels that Autistic Spectrum Disorder which include Asperger Syndrome have many bad impacts. Among the symptoms of ASD are difficulties to focus that leads to difficulties in learning especially to those ASD children. Thus, the objective of this project is to investigate the current teaching method used by the autism therapists and solve the weaknesses via robotic means. The NXT will be used in order to aid the therapists in educating those children with ASD. Upon the completion of the prototype, it will be tested against the autistic children to check on the efficacy of the developed prototype. The project will focus on how to attract the autistic children into learning via the usage of robotic application. In a preliminary investigation, multiple robotic designs and programming approach are studied to produce a robotic application that can assist therapists and engage with the target autistic children in order to facilitate their process of learning. Interviews with the therapists and live observation at the selected special school are conducted to understand the traditional learning process that are used by the therapists and identify the weaknesses in it to improvise it. The significance of this robotic application is to fulfill the depravedness in the learning capabilities of the autistic children and also to assist the therapists in their daily routine. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Asperger Syndrome, Assistant Robot, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autonomous Robotics, Diseases, Learning, Manufacture, Process of Learning, Robotics, Robots, Traditional Learning}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Recent studies unravels that Autistic Spectrum Disorder which include Asperger Syndrome have many bad impacts. Among the symptoms of ASD are difficulties to focus that leads to difficulties in learning especially to those ASD children. Thus, the objective of this project is to investigate the current teaching method used by the autism therapists and solve the weaknesses via robotic means. The NXT will be used in order to aid the therapists in educating those children with ASD. Upon the completion of the prototype, it will be tested against the autistic children to check on the efficacy of the developed prototype. The project will focus on how to attract the autistic children into learning via the usage of robotic application. In a preliminary investigation, multiple robotic designs and programming approach are studied to produce a robotic application that can assist therapists and engage with the target autistic children in order to facilitate their process of learning. Interviews with the therapists and live observation at the selected special school are conducted to understand the traditional learning process that are used by the therapists and identify the weaknesses in it to improvise it. The significance of this robotic application is to fulfill the depravedness in the learning capabilities of the autistic children and also to assist the therapists in their daily routine. © 2014 IEEE. |
Aziz, A A; Moganan, F F M; Ismail, A; Lokman, A M Autistic Children's Kansei Responses Towards Humanoid-Robot as Teaching Mediator Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 6). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Extractions, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Interaction Modules, Kansei Engineering, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Communications @conference{Aziz2015488, title = {Autistic Children's Kansei Responses Towards Humanoid-Robot as Teaching Mediator}, author = {A A Aziz and F F M Moganan and A Ismail and A M Lokman}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962865419&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.322&partnerID=40&md5=2406a6eb6d803f72684751a8aab37868}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.322}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {488-493}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Autism is often being associated with the deficits in social communication, interaction as well as imagination. Autistic patients may experience the impairment in social interaction usually being related to their inability to interpret others' emotion and even to express their own feelings. As a result, children with autism are often been labeled as lacking the ability to express their emotion. The main objective of this paper is to present a pilot study in studying the autistic children's' emotions and feelings upon being triggered by the humanoid-robot, NAO. Kansei Engineering, which is a powerful emotion extraction mechanism is adopted in the study to assess the children's' emotion. The experiment involved two autistic children and one normal child who were given four interaction modules in separate intervention session. The experiment conducted is to observe how robot triggers the emotion of these children. The result shows that different types of modules which would trigger different emotional reactions. This result provides a basis for further investigation of the assessment of autistic children's feeling and emotion. The result will ultimately contribute to finding best possible therapy for autistic children towards the used of humanoid-robot.}, note = {cited By 6}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Education, Emotion, Emotion Extractions, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, Intelligent Control, Interaction Modules, Kansei Engineering, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Social Communications}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Autism is often being associated with the deficits in social communication, interaction as well as imagination. Autistic patients may experience the impairment in social interaction usually being related to their inability to interpret others' emotion and even to express their own feelings. As a result, children with autism are often been labeled as lacking the ability to express their emotion. The main objective of this paper is to present a pilot study in studying the autistic children's' emotions and feelings upon being triggered by the humanoid-robot, NAO. Kansei Engineering, which is a powerful emotion extraction mechanism is adopted in the study to assess the children's' emotion. The experiment involved two autistic children and one normal child who were given four interaction modules in separate intervention session. The experiment conducted is to observe how robot triggers the emotion of these children. The result shows that different types of modules which would trigger different emotional reactions. This result provides a basis for further investigation of the assessment of autistic children's feeling and emotion. The result will ultimately contribute to finding best possible therapy for autistic children towards the used of humanoid-robot. |
Aziz, A A; Moghanan, F F M; Mokhsin, M; Ismail, A; Lokman, A M Humanoid-robot intervention for children with autism: A conceptual model on FBM Journal Article Communications in Computer and Information Science, 545 , pp. 231-241, 2015, ISSN: 18650929, (cited By 3). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behavioral Research, Diseases, Education, Ethical Module, Humanoid Robot, Kansei, Machinery, Motivation, Robotics, Robots, Soft Computing, Spiritual Module, Teaching @article{Aziz2015231, title = {Humanoid-robot intervention for children with autism: A conceptual model on FBM}, author = {A A Aziz and F F M Moghanan and M Mokhsin and A Ismail and A M Lokman}, editor = {Wah Y B Berry M.W. Mohamed A.H.J.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946024415&doi=10.1007%2f978-981-287-936-3_22&partnerID=40&md5=5a7b46c83aa2e5292e10e0cbb670c18f}, doi = {10.1007/978-981-287-936-3_22}, issn = {18650929}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Communications in Computer and Information Science}, volume = {545}, pages = {231-241}, publisher = {Springer Verlag}, abstract = {Autism is a lifelong disability that affects children development in terms of social interaction, communication, and imagination. Children with autism often are not able to communicate in a meaningful way with their surroundings and could not relate to the real world. Encompassing humanoid-robot during the therapy session is said as being one of the most beneficial therapies towards these children since autistic children are reported to be keener in engaging in machinery and gadgets. Due to the limited studies in the perspective of the children’s emotions and feelings, this study adopts Kansei assessment to investigate the emotions and feelings of the autistic children while engaging with the robot. Kansei assessment was done by the teacher which interpreted the emotional responses given by the autistic children. Two autistic children were involved in the study where both of the subjects are having mild autism. The data were then analyzed and translated to Fogg’s Behavioral Model to represent the children’s learning motivation. The developed Modified Fogg’s Behavioral Model successfully shows the inter-relation between the three components of ability, trigger and motivation for the autistic children while they interact with the humanoid-robot. The final model provides some evidence that despite having limited ability, given the right intervention, the children with autism will exhibit the same level of motivation with normal children. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015.}, note = {cited By 3}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behavioral Research, Diseases, Education, Ethical Module, Humanoid Robot, Kansei, Machinery, Motivation, Robotics, Robots, Soft Computing, Spiritual Module, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } Autism is a lifelong disability that affects children development in terms of social interaction, communication, and imagination. Children with autism often are not able to communicate in a meaningful way with their surroundings and could not relate to the real world. Encompassing humanoid-robot during the therapy session is said as being one of the most beneficial therapies towards these children since autistic children are reported to be keener in engaging in machinery and gadgets. Due to the limited studies in the perspective of the children’s emotions and feelings, this study adopts Kansei assessment to investigate the emotions and feelings of the autistic children while engaging with the robot. Kansei assessment was done by the teacher which interpreted the emotional responses given by the autistic children. Two autistic children were involved in the study where both of the subjects are having mild autism. The data were then analyzed and translated to Fogg’s Behavioral Model to represent the children’s learning motivation. The developed Modified Fogg’s Behavioral Model successfully shows the inter-relation between the three components of ability, trigger and motivation for the autistic children while they interact with the humanoid-robot. The final model provides some evidence that despite having limited ability, given the right intervention, the children with autism will exhibit the same level of motivation with normal children. © Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2015. |
Miskam, M A; Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Omar, A R; Muda, M Z Programming platform for NAO robot in cognitive interaction applications Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Choregraphe, Cognitive Interaction, Computer Program, Computer Software, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, In-Buildings, Manufacture, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Robots, Social Cognition @conference{Miskam2015141, title = {Programming platform for NAO robot in cognitive interaction applications}, author = {M A Miskam and S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and A R Omar and M Z Muda}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84959542262&doi=10.1109%2fROMA.2014.7295877&partnerID=40&md5=32eeaf0a717a0ce0a5c8bc5a7cb7de89}, doi = {10.1109/ROMA.2014.7295877}, isbn = {9781479957651}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {2014 IEEE International Symposium on Robotics and Manufacturing Automation, IEEE-ROMA2014}, pages = {141-146}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {The humanoid robot NAO is a ready-made exploration platform that comes with a Choregraphe software to program and animate it Choregraphe is a powerful tool that allows programming in Python for motion control In this paper, we explore how Choregraphe can aid users in building basic cognitive interaction modules specifically for the rehabilitation of autistic children. Difficulty to interact with others and impaired social cognition are some of the core symptoms of autism. A robot in human form has the ability to help encourage children to interact and respond to dialogue cues. Comparison between Choregraphe and another programing tool in embedding cognitive interaction ability into the NAO robot is discussed. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Children, Children with Autism, Choregraphe, Cognitive Interaction, Computer Program, Computer Software, Diseases, Humanoid Robot, Humanoid Robot NAO, In-Buildings, Manufacture, Patient Rehabilitation, Robotics, Robots, Social Cognition}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } The humanoid robot NAO is a ready-made exploration platform that comes with a Choregraphe software to program and animate it Choregraphe is a powerful tool that allows programming in Python for motion control In this paper, we explore how Choregraphe can aid users in building basic cognitive interaction modules specifically for the rehabilitation of autistic children. Difficulty to interact with others and impaired social cognition are some of the core symptoms of autism. A robot in human form has the ability to help encourage children to interact and respond to dialogue cues. Comparison between Choregraphe and another programing tool in embedding cognitive interaction ability into the NAO robot is discussed. © 2014 IEEE. |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S; Jamil, N F F; Yunus, F W Robot-Assisted learning for communication-care in autism intervention Conference 2015-September , IEEE Computer Society, 2015, ISSN: 19457898, (cited By 5). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Computer Aided Instruction, Diseases, Education, Educational Settings, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Learning, Robotics, Robots, Specific Interaction, Teaching @conference{Shamsuddin2015822, title = {Robot-Assisted learning for communication-care in autism intervention}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed and N F F Jamil and F W Yunus}, editor = {Campolo D Braun D. Yu H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84946072425&doi=10.1109%2fICORR.2015.7281304&partnerID=40&md5=3048519732d8127b2307d17a12e46463}, doi = {10.1109/ICORR.2015.7281304}, issn = {19457898}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {IEEE International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics}, volume = {2015-September}, pages = {822-827}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, abstract = {Robot-based intervention for children with autism is an evolving research niche in human-robot interaction (HRI). Recent studies have covered the role of robots in clinical and experimental setting but not much on integrating them in educational setting. Our previous work had shown that interaction with a robot poses no adverse effects and that the robot's specific interaction scenarios were associated with less autistic behavior. Extending this impact on school-going children, interactions that are in-Tune with special education lessons are needed. This study aims to propose the integration of a robot into current learning environment for children with special needs, specifically autism. Six interaction scenarios had been designed based on the existing syllabus to teach communication skills, using the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) technique as the framework. Development of the robotic experience for learning also covers the required set-up involving participation from teachers. The actual research conduct involving school children, teachers and robot shall take place in the next phase. © 2015 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 5}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Communication Skills, Computer Aided Instruction, Diseases, Education, Educational Settings, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Learning, Robotics, Robots, Specific Interaction, Teaching}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Robot-based intervention for children with autism is an evolving research niche in human-robot interaction (HRI). Recent studies have covered the role of robots in clinical and experimental setting but not much on integrating them in educational setting. Our previous work had shown that interaction with a robot poses no adverse effects and that the robot's specific interaction scenarios were associated with less autistic behavior. Extending this impact on school-going children, interactions that are in-Tune with special education lessons are needed. This study aims to propose the integration of a robot into current learning environment for children with special needs, specifically autism. Six interaction scenarios had been designed based on the existing syllabus to teach communication skills, using the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) technique as the framework. Development of the robotic experience for learning also covers the required set-up involving participation from teachers. The actual research conduct involving school children, teachers and robot shall take place in the next phase. © 2015 IEEE. |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Mohamed, S; Hanapiah, F A; Ainudin, H A Telerehabilitation Service with a Robot for Autism Intervention Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 11). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Graphical User Interfaces, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Control, Rehabilitation Robotics, Rehabilitation Services, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Telerehabilitation, User Interfaces, Web-Based @conference{Shamsuddin2015349, title = {Telerehabilitation Service with a Robot for Autism Intervention}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and S Mohamed and F A Hanapiah and H A Ainudin}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962815885&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.306&partnerID=40&md5=4a12a2e573a30ee0d1e87c85bee226d7}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.306}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {349-354}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Though studies on robot-mediated intervention for children with autism have gained momentum in recent years, not much work has been done to help therapists to have on-line access to robot programs. Telerehabilitation is an efficient solution to overcome barriers of access, remote locations, lack of autism therapists and cost in the delivery of rehabilitation services. In this study, a telerehabilitation system is developed to help therapists to concentrate fully on the intervention and not in robot programming. Robot scenarios are created based on consultation with clinicians and therapists and are available in the system via a website, with user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). A survey with 15 therapists was carried out to get feedback on the system's usability. 80% of therapists agree that their overall first-time experience in using the telerehabilitation website was good.}, note = {cited By 11}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children with Autism, Diseases, Graphical User Interfaces, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Control, Rehabilitation Robotics, Rehabilitation Services, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors, Telerehabilitation, User Interfaces, Web-Based}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Though studies on robot-mediated intervention for children with autism have gained momentum in recent years, not much work has been done to help therapists to have on-line access to robot programs. Telerehabilitation is an efficient solution to overcome barriers of access, remote locations, lack of autism therapists and cost in the delivery of rehabilitation services. In this study, a telerehabilitation system is developed to help therapists to concentrate fully on the intervention and not in robot programming. Robot scenarios are created based on consultation with clinicians and therapists and are available in the system via a website, with user-friendly graphical user interface (GUI). A survey with 15 therapists was carried out to get feedback on the system's usability. 80% of therapists agree that their overall first-time experience in using the telerehabilitation website was good. |
Fikriah, N S; Saripan, H; Ismail, Z The Medical Device Regulation for Humanoid Robotics: Does One Size Fits All? Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Biomedical Equipment, Cutting Edge Technology, Engineering Community, Health Care, Healthcare Environments, Healthcare Institutions, Intelligent Control, Intervention Programs, Laws and Legislation, Medical Devices, Medical Robotics, Regulatory Frameworks, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors @conference{Fikriah2015381, title = {The Medical Device Regulation for Humanoid Robotics: Does One Size Fits All?}, author = {N S Fikriah and H Saripan and Z Ismail}, editor = {Miskon M F Yussof H.}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84962815714&doi=10.1016%2fj.procs.2015.12.313&partnerID=40&md5=bbabf3593578fd1256d72faee7793676}, doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.313}, issn = {18770509}, year = {2015}, date = {2015-01-01}, journal = {Procedia Computer Science}, volume = {76}, pages = {381-387}, publisher = {Elsevier B.V.}, abstract = {Medical robots are dominating the healthcare institutions globally and demonstrate the increase of risk of sustaining injuries to human users due to the complexity of the robotic technology involved. The urgency of having a reliable, safe and effective robotic system has spurred the adoption of many methods within the engineering community. Even though these methods are quite well perceived by them, the role of regulatory system is as much required to ensure and maintain high standard of quality, safety and effectiveness of medical robotic. Malaysia on the same hand is under a progressive development of a rehabilitative NAO humanoid robot used as an intervention program for autism. Before a full-fledged robot based intervention program is being placed in our healthcare environment, a thorough research of the existing regulatory framework ought to be carried out. Hence this paper aims to outline the present medical device regulation and investigate its sufficiency in governing this cutting edge technology at the pre-market stage by benchmarking the United States medical device regulation.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Biomedical Equipment, Cutting Edge Technology, Engineering Community, Health Care, Healthcare Environments, Healthcare Institutions, Intelligent Control, Intervention Programs, Laws and Legislation, Medical Devices, Medical Robotics, Regulatory Frameworks, Robotics, Robots, Smart Sensors}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } Medical robots are dominating the healthcare institutions globally and demonstrate the increase of risk of sustaining injuries to human users due to the complexity of the robotic technology involved. The urgency of having a reliable, safe and effective robotic system has spurred the adoption of many methods within the engineering community. Even though these methods are quite well perceived by them, the role of regulatory system is as much required to ensure and maintain high standard of quality, safety and effectiveness of medical robotic. Malaysia on the same hand is under a progressive development of a rehabilitative NAO humanoid robot used as an intervention program for autism. Before a full-fledged robot based intervention program is being placed in our healthcare environment, a thorough research of the existing regulatory framework ought to be carried out. Hence this paper aims to outline the present medical device regulation and investigate its sufficiency in governing this cutting edge technology at the pre-market stage by benchmarking the United States medical device regulation. |
2014 |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S Response of children with autism to robotic intervention and association with IQ levels Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479975402, (cited By 1). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behaviour Evaluations, Children with Autism, Classroom Settings, Diseases, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Robots, IQ Level, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots @conference{Shamsuddin2014387, title = {Response of children with autism to robotic intervention and association with IQ levels}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84920873999&doi=10.1109%2fDEVLRN.2014.6983012&partnerID=40&md5=1ae5aa42a315453fa73d5b927c2ff026}, doi = {10.1109/DEVLRN.2014.6983012}, isbn = {9781479975402}, year = {2014}, date = {2014-01-01}, journal = {IEEE ICDL-EPIROB 2014 - 4th Joint IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning and on Epigenetic Robotics}, pages = {387-393}, publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.}, abstract = {This paper presents a qualitative observation on the initial response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. To elicit response, the robot autonomously executed 5 segments of interaction designed according to the triad impairments of autism. The aim was to observe the children's autistic behavior with a robot compared to their natural characteristics as observed in classroom setting. We also seek the association between responses to the robot with the children's intelligence level. Results with 12 children were analyzed to acquire relationship between initial responses and the children's IQ scores. Analysis indicates that the presence of the robot had significantly reduced the scores of autistic traits in the subscale of stereotyped behavior and communication. Behavior evaluation shows that children with IQ scores ranging from 80 to 109 were more receptive to robot-based intervention. © 2014 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 1}, keywords = {Anthropomorphic Robots, Autism, Behaviour Evaluations, Children with Autism, Classroom Settings, Diseases, Human Robot Interaction, Humanoid Robot, Intelligent Robots, IQ Level, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper presents a qualitative observation on the initial response of children with autism when exposed to a humanoid robot. To elicit response, the robot autonomously executed 5 segments of interaction designed according to the triad impairments of autism. The aim was to observe the children's autistic behavior with a robot compared to their natural characteristics as observed in classroom setting. We also seek the association between responses to the robot with the children's intelligence level. Results with 12 children were analyzed to acquire relationship between initial responses and the children's IQ scores. Analysis indicates that the presence of the robot had significantly reduced the scores of autistic traits in the subscale of stereotyped behavior and communication. Behavior evaluation shows that children with IQ scores ranging from 80 to 109 were more receptive to robot-based intervention. © 2014 IEEE. |
2013 |
Shamsuddin, S; Yussof, H; Hanapiah, F A; Mohamed, S A Qualitative method to analyze response in robotic intervention for children with autism Conference 2013, ISBN: 9781479905072, (cited By 2). Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Autism Intervention, Autistic Children, Behavioral Assessment, Children with Autism, Communication, Diseases, Qualitative Analysis, Qualitative Method, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots, Screening Instruments @conference{Shamsuddin2013324, title = {A Qualitative method to analyze response in robotic intervention for children with autism}, author = {S Shamsuddin and H Yussof and F A Hanapiah and S Mohamed}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84889566919&doi=10.1109%2fROMAN.2013.6628477&partnerID=40&md5=81cd5bf09c75f3d9e6ed4a23ce2362e5}, doi = {10.1109/ROMAN.2013.6628477}, isbn = {9781479905072}, year = {2013}, date = {2013-01-01}, journal = {Proceedings - IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication}, pages = {324-325}, abstract = {This paper presents a method to carry out qualitative analysis when evaluating the interaction between child and robot in autism intervention. The technique consists of 24-items of behavioral assessment which was referenced to the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS-2). GARS-2 is a screening instrument used to identify and diagnose autism. Preliminary results from a pilot study show that this method had allowed qualitative observation to be carried out to compare the behavior of autistic children with and without the presence of a robot. The feasibility of this technique will be further justified through future wide-spread studies involving a larger number of children spanning across the whole spectrum of autism. © 2013 IEEE.}, note = {cited By 2}, keywords = {Autism Intervention, Autistic Children, Behavioral Assessment, Children with Autism, Communication, Diseases, Qualitative Analysis, Qualitative Method, Qualitative Observations, Robotics, Robots, Screening Instruments}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {conference} } This paper presents a method to carry out qualitative analysis when evaluating the interaction between child and robot in autism intervention. The technique consists of 24-items of behavioral assessment which was referenced to the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition (GARS-2). GARS-2 is a screening instrument used to identify and diagnose autism. Preliminary results from a pilot study show that this method had allowed qualitative observation to be carried out to compare the behavior of autistic children with and without the presence of a robot. The feasibility of this technique will be further justified through future wide-spread studies involving a larger number of children spanning across the whole spectrum of autism. © 2013 IEEE. |
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2020 |
Personalized Robot Interventions for Autistic Children: An Automated Methodology for Attention Assessment Journal Article International Journal of Social Robotics, 2020, ISSN: 18754791, (cited By 0). |
2019 |
Modules of Interaction for ASD Children Using Rero Robot (Humanoid) Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019, ISBN: 9781728129716, (cited By 0). |
2018 |
Feasibility of care robots for children with special needs: A review Conference 2018-January , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018, ISBN: 9781538613429, (cited By 1). |
Humanoid robot intervention with autism: The conceptual model in demonstrating the emotional responses of children with autism Journal Article Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 739 , pp. 574-579, 2018, ISSN: 21945357, (cited By 0). |
2017 |
A Review of the Ambit of Politics in Social Robotics Conference 105 , Elsevier B.V., 2017, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 3). |
Humanizing Humanoids Towards Social Inclusiveness for Children with Autism Conference 105 , Elsevier B.V., 2017, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 1). |
2016 |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2016, ISBN: 9781479966783, (cited By 1). |
2015 |
A content validated tool to observe autism behavior in child-robot interaction Conference 2015-November , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781467367042, (cited By 1). |
Autism children: Cost and benefit analysis of using humanoid in Malaysia Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 3). |
AUTISTHERAPIBOT: Autonomous robotic autism therapists assistant for autistic children Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 1). |
Autistic Children's Kansei Responses Towards Humanoid-Robot as Teaching Mediator Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 6). |
Humanoid-robot intervention for children with autism: A conceptual model on FBM Journal Article Communications in Computer and Information Science, 545 , pp. 231-241, 2015, ISSN: 18650929, (cited By 3). |
Programming platform for NAO robot in cognitive interaction applications Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015, ISBN: 9781479957651, (cited By 2). |
Robot-Assisted learning for communication-care in autism intervention Conference 2015-September , IEEE Computer Society, 2015, ISSN: 19457898, (cited By 5). |
Telerehabilitation Service with a Robot for Autism Intervention Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 11). |
The Medical Device Regulation for Humanoid Robotics: Does One Size Fits All? Conference 76 , Elsevier B.V., 2015, ISSN: 18770509, (cited By 1). |
2014 |
Response of children with autism to robotic intervention and association with IQ levels Conference Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014, ISBN: 9781479975402, (cited By 1). |
2013 |
A Qualitative method to analyze response in robotic intervention for children with autism Conference 2013, ISBN: 9781479905072, (cited By 2). |