The research project Sugar, Salt & Pepper – Humanoid robotics for autism – aimed to provide the Pepper robot in a therapeutic laboratory on autonomy to promote functional acquisitions in children diagnosed with high functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder / Asperger’s syndrome.
We would also to:
- Test the exchanges and interactions of the child with autism in rehabilitation contexts (work on language / communication, on emotions, social skills training, etc.) with the robot to help the operators (psychologists, educators, speech therapists, etc.).
- Provide them with a space within which they can increase their mutual communication and socialization skills and strengthening their acquisition of strategies and processes related to daily activities, with the aid of the Pepper robot, configured as a highly motivating and scalable tool.
- Collect and analyze environmental and interpersonal data that can often escape subjective observation but which allow to better outline and deepen the functioning profile of the autistic subject.
The project was developed by Dipartimento di Informatica dell’Università di Torino, Paideia Foundation, Jumple, Intesa Sanpaolo ed Intesa Sanpaolo Innovation Center. The project has been funded by Intesa Sanpaolo, Banca dei Territori.
