Social Assistive Robotics for Autistic Children
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.12289v1
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 18:28:19 GMT
- Title: Social Assistive Robotics for Autistic Children
- Authors: Stefania Brighenti, Federico Buratto, Fernando Vito Falcone, Cristina
Gena, Claudio Mattutino, Matteo Nazzario
- Abstract summary: The goal of the project is testing autistic children's interactions with the social robot NAO.
The innovative aspect of the project is that the children robot interaction will consider the children's emotions and specific features.
- Score: 56.524774292536264
- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: This paper introduces the project Social Assistive Robotics for Autistic
Children aimed at using robotic therapy for autism. The goal of the project is
testing autistic children's interactions with the social robot NAO. In
particular the robot will support the operators (psychologists, educators,
speech therapists etc.) in their work. The innovative aspect of the project is
that the children robot interaction will consider the children's emotions and
specific features and the robot will adapt its behavior accordingly.
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