Abstract
Human-robot interaction is a quickly growing area of research. While most projects deal with typically developing subjects, the particular study that we report on in this chapter investigates interactions of children
with autism with a mobile robot. We briefly motivate this approach, and then present results from a particular experimental study. This comparative study provides evidence that the robot is able to engage the children in
interaction better than a conventional toy. These results are important since they highlight the potential of using robots in therapy and education of children with autism.
Moreover, the work emphasizes the emergent, pro-active, and embodied nature of interaction, as applied to humanrobot interaction. These studies, carried out as part of human-robot interaction research in assistive technology
might serve as a model for future medical intervention using robots in autism therapy.
with autism with a mobile robot. We briefly motivate this approach, and then present results from a particular experimental study. This comparative study provides evidence that the robot is able to engage the children in
interaction better than a conventional toy. These results are important since they highlight the potential of using robots in therapy and education of children with autism.
Moreover, the work emphasizes the emergent, pro-active, and embodied nature of interaction, as applied to humanrobot interaction. These studies, carried out as part of human-robot interaction research in assistive technology
might serve as a model for future medical intervention using robots in autism therapy.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Modeling Biology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Structures, Behaviors, Evolution |
| Editors | Manfred D. Laubichler, Gerd B. Muller |
| Publisher | MIT Press |
| Pages | 283-299 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-262-12291-7, 0-262-12291-X |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Publication series
| Name | Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology |
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| Publisher | MIT Press |