Using a humanoid robot for music therapy with autistic children

Abstract

Mimicry is an important social skill for every person. A humanoid robot is used to play with autistic children in order to attract their attention and want to improve their concentration. Music therapy plays also an important role in this experiment. Robot plays with autistic children with music. The robot will imitate the notes which the child has played, and then the child has to imitate the robot in return. The purpose of the treatment is to improve their social skills including interpersonal synchrony and concentration can help them to adapt this society easier and make a better life in the future.