Robots and Autism

A robot is a mechanical device that sometimes resembles a human and is capable of performing a variety of often complex human tasks on command or by being programmed in advance.

Some people believe that robots can be used to help people on the autism spectrum, for example, by teaching them how to undertake simple tasks.

Related Glossaries

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Related Publications

• Bekele E. et al. (2013) A step towards developing adaptive robot-mediated intervention architecture (ARIA) for children with autism. IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering. 21(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Bibi Huskens et al. (2013) Promoting question-asking in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorders: Effectiveness of a robot intervention compared to a human-trainer intervention. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 16(5), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Burrows K. E., Lobar S. (2008) Factors affecting behavior and welfare of service dogs for children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science. 11(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Coeckelbergh M. et al. (2016) A survey of expectations about the role of robots in robot-assisted therapy for children with asd: ethical acceptability, trust, sociability, appearance, and attachment. Science and Engineering Ethics. 22(1), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Dickstein-Fischer L. et al. (2011) An affordable compact humanoid robot for autism spectrum disorder interventions in children. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Gillesen J. et al. (2011) From training to robot behavior: towards custom scenarios for robotics in training programs for ASD IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]. Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Kim E. S. et al. (2013) Social robots as embedded reinforcers of social behavior in children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 43(5), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Pennisi P. et al. (2016) Autism and social robotics: A systematic review. Autism Research. 9(2), Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Sartorato F., Przybylowski L., Sarko D. K. (2017) Improving therapeutic outcomes in autism spectrum disorders: Enhancing social communication and sensory processing through the use of interactive robots. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 90 Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Scassellati B., Admoni H., Matarić M. (2012) Robots for use in autism research. Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering. 14 Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  
• Zheng Z. et al. (2013) Impact of robot-mediated interaction system on joint attention skills for children with autism. IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]. Read Abstract (New Window)
  
  

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Updated

15 Jun 2018