Autism spectrum disorders are a group of lifelong disabilities that affect people's ability to
communicate and to understand social cues. Research into applying robots as therapy tools …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have been applied in various domains, including
early childhood education (ECE). Integration of AI educational technology is a recent …

This paper aims to study the role of the social robot Probo in providing assistance to a
therapist for robot assisted therapy (RAT) with autistic children. Children with autism have …

Abstract Robot-Assisted Therapy (RAT) has successfully been used to improve social skills
in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) through remote control of the robot in so …

As robots are increasingly deployed in settings requiring social interaction, research is
needed to examine the social signals perceived by humans when robots display certain …

Limited studies exist that explore motionbased touchless applications for children with ASD
(Autism Spectrum Disorder) and investigate their design issues and the benefits they can …

Our understanding of the effectiveness of motion-based touchless games for autistic children
is limited, because of the small amount of empirical studies and the limits of our current …

The work presented in this paper was part of our investigation in the ROBOSKIN project. The
project has developed new robot capabilities based on the tactile feedback provided by …