Children with autism social engagement in interaction with Nao, an imitative robot: A series of single case experiments

Interaction Studies

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 315-347

  Tapus, Adriana ^a   Peca, Andreea ^b   Aly, Amir ^a   Pop, Cristina ^b   Jisa, Lavinia ^b   Pintea, Sebastian ^b   Rusu, Alina S ^b   David, Daniel O ^b  

^a ENSTA PARISTECH   (France)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Assistive robotics; Autism; Human robot interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870992886     PISSN: 15720373     EISSN: 15720381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/is.13.3.01tap     Document Type: Article

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