Abstract:

In the era of digital world, the technology has been advanced in most of the medical sciences. However, with respect to the field of Speech and hearing sciences there is dearth of research and literature review on ‘Robotics’ for rehabilitation in Indian context. This article aims to review the existing literature available regarding ‘Robotic therapeutic implications’ for those with communication disorder. There is also great inproportionate between the client who require therapy for communication problems with that of those with speech therapist and Audiologist. Hence, there is a need to look into the possible changes that could be explored to bridge the gap with ‘Robotic technology’ in the field of speech and hearing.


Keywords: Robot, Speech therapist, Audiologist, rehabilitation;