An approach to the design of socially acceptable robots for children with autism spectrum disorders

International Journal of Social Robotics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-403

  Welch, Karla Conn ^a   Lahiri, Uttama ^b   Warren, Zachary ^c   Sarkar, Nilanjan ^b  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism intervention; Identification of emotional expressions; Social interaction; Virtual robots

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; DISEASES; MACHINE DESIGN; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SOCIAL ROBOTS;

AUTISM INTERVENTION; CHILDREN WITH AUTISMS; EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIONS; INNOVATIVE EXPERIMENTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; VIRTUAL ROBOTS; VIRTUAL-REALITY ENVIRONMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84857612805     PISSN: 18754791     EISSN: 18754805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12369-010-0063-x     Document Type: Article

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