Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder. Children
diagnosed with this disorder have persistent deficits in their social-emotional reciprocity …

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 …

Autism is a neurological disease that affects people's social, communicational and mental
abilities. This makes it difficult for them to express themselves and integrate seamlessly with …

Talking and literary reading are important activities for children, especially for children with
autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We try to integrate the activities with NAO robots to excite …

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 …

Autism is a disease, which affects the child's ability to communicate with those around them
and develop mutual relations with them and hence it needs to have a quick and efficient …

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder that consists of
difficulties with social communication and language, as well as the presence of restricted …

This two-part feasibility study evaluated the functionality and acceptability of Socially
Animated Machine (SAM), a humanoid robotic monkey developed to elicit social interaction …

Kinect has already been widely used in the area of retardation, and this study is to evaluate
whether the Game System for Rehabilitation based on Kinect is effective for children with …

Based on four empirical studies, Moritz Merkle examines the introduction of humanoid
robots to the frontline service encounter in a customer-centric approach focusing on …