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Therapeutic potential of robots for people who stutter: a preliminary study.

Yuichiro YoshikawaHiroaki KobayashiNaomi SakaiHiroshi IshiguroHirokazu Kumazaki
Published in: Frontiers in psychiatry (2024)
The communication robot and tandem utterance robot can sometimes be burdensome, although both robots were always easier to talk to for PWS in this preliminary study. The participants with positive speech-related attitudes were more inclined to decrease stuttering-related psychological symptoms when communicating with CommU than when communicating with humans. The participants whose speech-related attitudes were negative were more inclined to show a decrease in stuttering-related psychological symptoms when reading aloud with the tandem robot. Further studies are needed to provide more detailed information.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • healthcare
  • working memory
  • drug induced