Abstract
This paper studies the eflect of a robot’s design (appearance) in facilitating and encouraging interaction of children with autism with a small humanoid robot.
The paper compares the children’s level of interaction with and response to the robot in two different scenarios: one where the robot was dressed like a human
(with a ‘pretty-girl’ appearance) with an uncovered face, and the other when at appeared with plain clothing and with a featureless, masked face. The results
of these trials clearly indicate the children’s preference in their initial response for interaction with a plain, featureless robot over interaction with a human
like robot.
The paper compares the children’s level of interaction with and response to the robot in two different scenarios: one where the robot was dressed like a human
(with a ‘pretty-girl’ appearance) with an uncovered face, and the other when at appeared with plain clothing and with a featureless, masked face. The results
of these trials clearly indicate the children’s preference in their initial response for interaction with a plain, featureless robot over interaction with a human
like robot.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Procs of the 2004 IEEE Int Workshop on Robot & Human Interactive Communication |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Pages | 277-282 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0-7803-8570-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Event | 2004 IEEE Int Workshop on Robot & Human Interactive Communication - Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan Duration: 20 Sept 2004 → 22 Sept 2004 |
Workshop
| Workshop | 2004 IEEE Int Workshop on Robot & Human Interactive Communication |
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| Country/Territory | Japan |
| City | Kurashiki, Okayama |
| Period | 20/09/04 → 22/09/04 |