This paper reviews the use of socially interactive robots to assist in the therapy of children
with autism. The extent to which the robots were successful in hel** the children in their …

The Handbook on Socially Interactive Agents provides a comprehensive overview of the
research fields of Embodied Conversational Agents, Intelligent Virtual Agents, and Social …

Social intelligence in robots has a quite recent history in artificial intelligence and robotics.
However, it has become increasingly apparent that social and interactive skills are …

This article reports the results of a meta-analysis of technology-based intervention studies
for children with autism spectrum disorders. We conducted a systematic review of research …

In recent years, the application of virtual reality (VR) for therapeutic purposes has escalated
dramatically. Favorable properties of VR for engaging patients with autism, in particular …

This chapter surveys some of the principal research trends in Social Robotics and its
application to human–robot interaction (HRI). Social (or Sociable) robots are designed to …

This paper provides a comprehensive introduction to the design of the minimally expressive
robot KASPAR, which is particularly suitable for human–robot interaction studies. A low‐cost …

The field of special education technology is devoted to a variety of activities that ultimately
serve to augment, bypass, or compensate for a disability. Much like a kaleidoscope …

Human–robot interaction (HRI) is a broad research topic, which is defined as understanding,
designing, develo**, and evaluating the robotic system to be used with or by humans. This …

The aim of this study was to increase knowledge on therapy and educational objectives
professionals work on with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and to identify …