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Pepper Robot

Resource description
https://www.aldebaran.com/en/pepper
Sample of use in education with students with IDD
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1232177/full
Difficulties to which it could be applied
Emotional Regulation, Executive Functioning and Flexibility
  • Avoidance behavior or meltdowns
Emotional Regulation, Social Communication Challenges
  • Literal interpretation of language and abstractions
Executive Functioning and Flexibility, Learning and Cognitive Challenges
  • Unability to follow instructions and rules
Executive Functioning and Flexibility, Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests
  • Mental rigidity, need to follow routines
Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests, Specialized Skills and Talents
  • Memory and attention to detail
Learning Objetives
  • Organization of time
  • Learning Engineering concepts
  • Learning Maths concepts
  • Learning Science concepts
  • Learning Technology concepts
  • Listening competences
  • Memory improvement
  • Organization of class structure
  • Organization of space
  • Learning competences
  • Practical competences
  • Promote reading comprehension
  • Promote self-management
  • Promoting Flexibility and Adaptability
  • Regulating hyperactivity
  • Regulating impulsivity
  • Other:
  • Facilitating Peer Interaction and Social Interaction Skills
  • Develop functional writing skills
  • Distinguising Meaningful contents
  • Emphasize self-reliance
  • Engage in abstract thinking and Symbolic Though
  • Enhancing Language Skills
  • Enhancing Sensory Regulation Strategies
  • Strategies for Effective Studying
  • Executive functions
  • Cognitive and Behavioral Flexibility
  • Improve Restricted Interests and Repetitive Behaviors
  • Improving Attention and focus
  • Improving knowledge application
  • Improving metacognition (learning to learn)
  • Improving Social Communication Skills
  • Learning Arts concepts
  • Learning breathing and relaxation techniques