Decades of scientific research have been conducted on developing and evaluating methods for automated emotion recognition. With exponentially growing technology, there is a wide …
Robotic therapies are receiving growing interest in the autism field, especially for the improvement of social skills of children, enhancing traditional human interventions. In this …
Predictability is important to autistic individuals, and robots have been suggested to meet this need as they can be programmed to be predictable, as well as elicit social interaction …
Affect-aware socially assistive robotics (SAR) has shown great potential for augmenting interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, current SAR …
This study investigated a seven sessions interaction between a peer-tutor robot and Dutch preschoolers (5 years old) during which the children learned English. We examined whether …
Early therapeutic intervention programs help children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to improve their socio-emotional and functional skills. To relieve the …
Most people rely on technology in their everyday lives to navigate responsibilities to family, community, friends, and employers. The aim of this paper is to overview recent technological …
Engagement plays a key role in improving the cognitive and motor development of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Sensing and recognizing their engagement is crucial …
Estimating the engagement of children is an essential prerequisite for constructing natural Child-Robot Interaction. Especially in the case of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder …