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A first step towards a remote speech-language training tool: Acceptability of a home-based humanoid robot for deaf children with cochlear implants and their family

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This study explores the acceptability of a humanoid robot in the homes of deaf children with cochlear implants. Traditional audiologic rehabilitation, usually conducted at hospitals or clinics, significantly improves communication but geographical distance and parental availability pose challenges for families. Introducing home training with a humanoid robot could provide greater equity in care distribution, aid in the child’s progress, and offer an ecological approach. Here, ten families (11 cochlear-implanted (CI) children aged 7–12 years and their parents) participated in a study evaluating the acceptability of the humanoid robot (called Pepper) in their homes for one month. We identified two distinct clusters among the 11 CI children. The first cluster ("younger CI children") demonstrated better and higher scores for acceptability, usability, usefulness, emotion, and fun, and used the robot more than children in the second cluster ("older CI children"). We found a decrease in both duration of use and number of applications launched by CI children each week when interacting with the robot. Parents showed similar results to their children, with parents of younger CI children demonstrating greater acceptance of the robot. Both CI children and parents expected humanoid robots to have more advanced capabilities, including high social intelligence, advanced artificial intelligence, voice assistant features, and Natural Language Processing integration. This study is the first step towards using a home-based humanoid robot as a remote speech-language training tool for deaf children with cochlear implants. Specific characteristics of CI children and the robot are required to enable good interactions with the humanoid robot at home, such as younger CI children and access to a diversity of applications, but keeping the personalization of the robot and proposing updates of functionalities for home training. Based on the results showing good acceptability of the robot at home, we are currently working to implement a remote speech- language training exercises within the robot. Our goal is to personalize the difficulty levels of these exercises based on each child's profile and specific needs for complementary remote speech-language training.

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hal-05158920 , version 1 (11-07-2025)

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  • HAL Id : hal-05158920 , version 1

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Sabrina Stiti, Loïc Caroux, Olivier Deguine. A first step towards a remote speech-language training tool: Acceptability of a home-based humanoid robot for deaf children with cochlear implants and their family. European Symposium on Pediatric Cochlear Implantation, Jun 2025, Hannover, Germany. ⟨hal-05158920⟩
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