Poor social skills are a growing problem for children, who may experience bullying at school, have trouble making friends and even commit suicide. In addition, children's language disorders are also a major concern, many preschool children suffer from this disorder and will encounter difficulties in writing and learning.
In response to these problems, the Neurorehabilitation research group at the Children's Clinic of the University of Tartu in Estonia, together with computer scientists, is developing new features of Pepper to alleviate the social disadvantage of Estonian children.
As a PhD student at the University of Tartu's School of Medicine, Alina Rocha? chinskaya has studied how Pepper helps children improve their communication skills as well as their vocabulary during their recovery. Pepper is cute and similar to children in appearance, and it is easy to gain the trust of children, and will not be anxious or shy as when communicating with adults. Meanwhile,Pepper also speaks Estonian and communicates with people through rich body movements to express emotions; The screen in front of you can also display pictures, videos, and interactive games. These functions can capture children's attention and improve their communication skills and social skills in the process.
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Now Pepper has become a good friend to the children, ages 5 to 12. They quickly accepted the enthusiastic Pepper and hoped to have more contact with him. Previous research has also shown that humanoid robots are better able to attract children's attention during training, so that they can draw parallels in learning and improve learning efficiency.
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