In recent years, social robots have become part of a variety of human activities, especially in
applications involving children, eg, entertainment, education, companionship. The interest of …

This research examines human-robot acceptance during service encounters. Based on role
theory and the technology acceptance model (TAM), we argue that users draw on various …

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present limitations in social communication
and social interaction at home, in school, and in community contexts. Teaching and …

Background Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tend to show deficits in
engaging with humans. Previous findings have shown that robot-based training improves …

In this paper, we used a humanoid robot to physically show emotional poses and conduct a
simple guessing game with children. Nine different emotions using the robot's body poses …

The use of humanoid robots as assistants in therapy processes is not new. Several projects
in the past several years have achieved promising results when combining human–robot …

Young individuals with ASD may exhibit challenging behaviors. Among these, self-injurious
behavior (SIB) is the most devastating for a person's physical health and inclusion within the …

This research shows the development of a teleoperation system with an assistive robot
(NAO) through a Kinect V2 sensor, a set of Meta Quest virtual reality glasses, and Nintendo …

Though studies on robot-mediated intervention for children with autism have gained
momentum in recent years, not much work has been done to help therapists to have on-line …

This qualitative study explored the views of teachers and an occupational therapist about the
potential use of humanoid robots as an assistive tool in educating autism spectrum disorder …