Social anxiety disorder or social phobia is a condition characterized by debilitating fear and
avoidance of different social situations. We provide an overview of social anxiety and …

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 …

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 …

Physical embodiment is a required component for robots that are structurally coupled with
their real-world environments. However, most socially interactive robots do not need to …

This paper reviews “socially interactive robots”: robots for which social human–robot
interaction is important. We begin by discussing the context for socially interactive robots …

Abstract Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) has recently received considerable attention in the
academic community, in labs, in technology companies, and through the media. Because of …

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 paper defines the research area of socially assistive robotics, focusing on assisting
people through social interaction. While much attention has been paid to robots that provide …

This article presents a longitudinal study with four children with autism, who were exposed to
a humanoid robot over a period of several months. The longitudinal approach allowed the …

This paper presents a series of 4 single subject experiments aimed to investigate whether
children with autism show more social engagement when interacting with the Nao robot …