Smiles as a Signal of Prosocial Behaviors Toward the Robot in the Therapeutic Setting for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021
Summary
This study examined smiles as observable signals of prosocial behaviors toward a robot in a therapeutic setting for children with autism spectrum disorder. The study focused on how children’s facial expressions could be recorded and analyzed during child–robot interaction.
The study contributes to the Measuring and Autism Support lines by treating smiles as observable interactional events in a robot-mediated support context. It also connects social robotics with behavioral assessment in therapeutic settings.
Research line
- Measuring: recording and analyzing observable social signals during interaction
- Autism Support: robot-mediated therapeutic settings for children with autism spectrum disorder
- Social Robots: child–robot interaction and prosocial behavior
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Kim, S., Hirokawa, M., Matsuda, S., Funahashi, A., & Suzuki, K. (2021). Smiles as a signal of prosocial behaviors toward the robot in the therapeutic setting for children with autism spectrum disorder. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 8, 599755. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.599755
Recommended citation: Kim, S., Hirokawa, M., Matsuda, S., Funahashi, A., & Suzuki, K. (2021). Smiles as a signal of prosocial behaviors toward the robot in the therapeutic setting for children with autism spectrum disorder. *Frontiers in Robotics and AI*, 8, 599755. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2021.599755
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