Roles and functions of robots in human society: Implications from research in autism therapy

Robotica

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 443-452

  Dautenhahn, Kerstin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism therapy; Human society; Robots

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMUNICATION; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

AUTISM THERAPY;

ROBOTS;

EID: 0041780890     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574703004922     Document Type: Review

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