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A case for low-dose robotics in autism therapy

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Michael A. Goodrich,

Mark A. Colton,

Bonnie Brinton,

Martin FujikiAuthors Info & Claims

HRI '11: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction

Pages 143 - 144

https://doi.org/10.1145/1957656.1957702

Published: 06 March 2011 Publication History

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Robots appear to be engaging to many children with autism, and evidence suggests that engagement can facilitate social interaction not only between child and robot but also between child and another human. To date, no objective evidence has established a link between short-term child-robot interactions and long-term child-human interactions. We report on a therapy model that uses a robot in no more than 20% of available therapy time, and describe how a humanoid robot can be used during that limited time to promote generalizable child-human interactions. Preliminary evidence indicates that such low-dose robotics can promote positive child-human interactions.

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HRI '11: Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Human-robot interaction

March 2011

526 pages

ISBN:9781450305617

DOI:10.1145/1957656

General Chairs:
Aude Billard
EPFL, Switzerland
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Peter Kahn
University of Washington, USA
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Program Chairs:
Julie A. Adams
Vanderbilt University, USA
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Greg Trafton
US Naval Research Laboratories, USA

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RA: IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
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