The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $430,826 Project Grant to the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) on September 1, 2024 under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The goal of this 3-year project is to design and test an objective, game-based fine motor skill sensing and evaluation system that can measure hand gestures and fine motor skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with high accuracy. The project aims to develop a low-cost wearable glove and a user-friendly, interactive game to quantitatively assess fine motor abilities, such as grasping and holding a pencil, in order to improve the evaluation of intervention outcomes for ASD children. The proposed technology will leverage quantitative sensing systems and artificial intelligence, contributing to more efficient and affordable ASD interventions. The project will also engage students in electrical engineering design through summer and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs at NYIT.
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