An attempt is being made in this direction by Professor Nilanjan Sarkar and his team at the Vanderbilt University. His team has designed a robot-based basketball base. The game contains a hoop that moves with various rhythms, through which the children are supposed to throw differently colored balls. The activity is accompanied with different kinds of music to keep the child better engrossed. The child is made to wear several sensors that measure elements like their heart beat and the extent of their muscle twitching. This conveys to the robot whether the child is at ease or getting frustrated. Based on that, the robot changes its tempo of the game. This creates in the child a kind of cause-effect understanding. They understand what might happen if they carry out a particular action. This can give a clear insight into what working with autistic children is like.
A new revolution in teaching autistic children is quickly gaining momentum – training assistive robots to act as their tutors. There are many advantages in doing this, especially the fact that robots can be much more patient than any human can.
Dr. Nancy Snyderman (NBC Today Show) reports on researchers are developing ways to treat autistic children with robots.
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