LASER HARP AID IN AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION

Tipologia dell'ente/Kind of organization: 
School
Nome dell'ente che lo ha realizzato/Organization-institute presenting the project: 
Instituto S do Saber
Regione/Region: 
Rio de Janeiro
Paese/ Country: 
Brasil
Città/City: 
Rio de Janeiro
Descrizione del progetto/Describe the project : 
The purpose of this work is to assist in the interaction between patient and therapist in sound discrimination using a sound object without strings, which is instigating, by means of optical light beams in the shape of a 3D printed harp, which when each beam is played. , will emit a musical note, already programmed and inserted into the Arduino, in a way that the child does not perceive it visually, but their fingers will produce the sound as they pass. This innovative instrument will be able to help in day care centers and schools in the future as a new resource allied to teaching and skills, easy to use and for children with other disabilities, they can be stimulated in terms of motor coordination, auditory and tactile perception.
Link al video di presentazione/Link to the presentation video: 
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO4rS5mAP7rV1xujteBm9Qb09tB7jpRiwaxpx6Y
Categoria del progetto/Project category : 
Educazione fino ai 15 anni/Up to 15 years
Uso delle tecnologie / Use of technologies: 
The purpose of this work is to assist in the interaction between patient and therapist in sound discrimination using a sound object without strings, which is instigating, through optical light beams in the shape of a 3D printed Harp, which when each beam is played. , will emit a musical note, already programmed and inserted into the Arduino, in a way that the child does not perceive it visually, but their fingers will produce the sound as they pass. This innovative instrument will be able to help in day care centers and schools in the future as a new resource allied to teaching and skills, easy to handle and for children with other disabilities can be stimulated in terms of motor coordination, auditory and tactile perception.
Indicare gli elementi di innovazione del progetto / What are the innovative aspects of the project?: 
identify and discriminate the sounds of the Laser Harp - identify the sound when touching the invisible beam
Con quanti utenti interagisce il progetto?/How many users does the project interact with? : 
This project for its construction we use Arduino and can be used in schools in a fun way but that assesses whether the child is hearing well or not
Di quali mezzi o canali si avvale il progetto?/Which media or channels does the project use?: 
III SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE NEUROCIÊNCIAS https://simposioneuro.com.br/submissao/ Pag 181 https://simposioneuro.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CADERNO-DE-RESUMOS-FINAL_red.pdf https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipO4rS5mAP7rV1xujteBm9Qb09tB7jpRiwaxpx6Y https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNnY88M9CwuQOpij_ipvBK5HyWbzJSiIwy8t1Ro
Il progetto è già stato replicato? /Has the project already been replicated? : 
Auditory perception refers to the process of constructing the mental representation caused by a sound stimulus, from mere noise to music and speech complexity. The term hearing refers to the sense, that is, the physiological ability to receive sound from the environment to our nervous system as input.
Quali sono le aspettative future?/What are future expectations?: 
We hope that we can interact with other professionals to exchange experiences, thus obtaining greater learning and improvement in the use of robotics in the area of ​​rehabilitation, including children and adolescents with intellectual and hearing disabilities.
Durata progetto/project duration: 
12 months
Risultati ottenuti/Results: 
The use of educational robotics implemented in a classroom, at home in this pandemic moment, has as a function in the early years to assist in the detection of Deafness or Autism, distinguishing children with disabilities hearing or diagnosed ASD and/or other impairments. This assistance is indirectly, through playfulness interactive and investigative. The teacher in the classroom often does not have the means to help them. to create activities that develop auditory perception, however it refers to the process of construction of the mental representation provoked by a sound stimulus, from mere noise to music and speech complexity. The physiological ability to receive input from the environment to our nervous system. With this purpose in order to meet this demand, the Laser Harp was designed and made using Leds and a programming with Arduino helping auditory discrimination in a playful way, with its beams of lights, invisible and audible and a sound game with a Scratch MIT visual program. Two teachers and a therapist accepted the challenge of using the Harp in a period of six months, it can be considered that the activities made possible a great learning for all, the interaction with the Harp and the desire to improve always overcoming great challenges. P. aged 5 years, diagnosed with hyperactivity, it was observed that he was more perceptive, calm and smiling, curious, interacted and was surprised that the beam of light was invisible, but the sound was produced by touch. A unique opportunity. In this case some musical notes were more acute and it didn't bother him. A. aged 7 years, diagnosed with Autism and Hearing Loss, uses a hearing aid, it was observed that the sound attracted more attention, presented great difficulty for the performance of movements with the fingers of the hand, his coordination is still under development and was curious with the empty space that produced sound when touched, he performed the movements with all his fingers and it produced a different sound, arousing interest. The interaction with the Laser Harp surpassed our expectations.
Cognome del coordinatore del progetto/project coordinator surname : 
Jeane de Fatima Moreira Branco
Nome del coordinatore del progetto/project coordinator name : 
Jeane de Fatima Moreira Branco
Il Progetto ha contribuito ad affrontare la pandemia da Covid-19? / Has the project helped facing the emergency of Covid-19? : 
yes