[HTML][HTML] Social robots in special education: A systematic review

GA Papakostas, GK Sidiropoulos, CI Papadopoulou… - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Heart rate as a predictor of challenging behaviours among children with autism from wearable sensors in social robot interactions

AQ Alban, AY Alhaddad, A Al-Ali, WC So, O Connor… - Robotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Children with autism face challenges in various skills (eg, communication and social) and
they exhibit challenging behaviours. These challenging behaviours represent a challenge to …

Between fear and trust: Older adults' evaluation of socially assistive robots

O Zafrani, G Nimrod, Y Edan - International Journal of Human-Computer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) are expected to support autonomy, aging in place,
and wellbeing in later life. Acceptance and successful assimilation of SARs among older …

Detection of challenging behaviours of children with autism using wearable sensors during interactions with social robots

AQ Alban, M Ayesh, AY Alhaddad… - 2021 30th IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by patterns
of behaviours and difficulties with social communication and interaction. Children on the …

[HTML][HTML] How Do Children Play with Toy Trains and for What Benefits? A Scoping Review

S Hashmi - European Journal of Investigation in Health …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Children play with different toys in different ways which may be associated with different
developmental outcomes. While existing work has investigated different categories of toys …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time social robot's responses to undesired interactions between children and their surroundings

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Bonarini - International Journal of Social …, 2023 - Springer
Aggression in children is frequent during the early years of childhood. Among children with
psychiatric disorders in general, and autism in particular, challenging behaviours and …

Identifying gaps in using artificial intelligence to support students with intellectual disabilities from education and health perspectives

FF Kharbat, A Alshawabkeh… - Aslib Journal of Information …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Students with developmental/intellectual disabilities (ID/DD) often have serious
health issues that require additional medical care and supervision. Serious health issues …

[HTML][HTML] Head impact severity measures for small social robots thrown during meltdown in autism

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Bonarini - International Journal of Social …, 2019 - Springer
Social robots have gained a lot of attention recently as they have been reported to be
effective in supporting therapeutic services for children with autism. However, children with …

[PDF][PDF] Survey of robotics in education, taxonomy, applications, and platforms during covid-19

HA Younis, ASA Mohamed, R Jamaludin… - Computers, Materials …, 2021 - academia.edu
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is characterized as a disease caused by a novel
coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory coronavirus syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2; …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of reaction time in the emotional response of a companion robot to a child's aggressive interaction

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Bonarini - International Journal of Social …, 2020 - Springer
The quality of a companion robot's reaction is important to make it acceptable to the users
and to sustain interactions. Furthermore, the robot's reaction can be used to train socially …