Human-Robot Personal Relationships. Third International Conference, HRPR 2010, Leiden, The Netherlands, June 23-24, 2010, Revised Selected Papers

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Investigation on Requirements of Robotic Platforms to Teach Social Skills to Individuals with Autism

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-19385-9_9,
        author={Chris Nikolopoulos and Deitra Kuester and Mark Sheehan and Sneha Dhanya},
        title={Investigation on Requirements of Robotic Platforms to Teach Social Skills to Individuals with Autism},
        proceedings={Human-Robot Personal Relationships. Third International Conference, HRPR 2010, Leiden, The Netherlands, June 23-24, 2010, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={HRPR},
        year={2012},
        month={5},
        keywords={Socially Assistive Robotics Autism},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-19385-9_9}
    }
    
  • Chris Nikolopoulos
    Deitra Kuester
    Mark Sheehan
    Sneha Dhanya
    Year: 2012
    Investigation on Requirements of Robotic Platforms to Teach Social Skills to Individuals with Autism
    HRPR
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19385-9_9
Chris Nikolopoulos1,*, Deitra Kuester1,*, Mark Sheehan1, Sneha Dhanya1
  • 1: Bradley University
*Contact email: chris@bradley.edu, dkuester@bradley.edu

Abstract

This paper reports on some of the robotic platforms used in the project AUROSO which investigates the use of robots as educationally useful interventions to improve social interactions for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Our approach to treatment uses an educational intervention based on Socially Assistive Robotics (SAR), the DIR/Floortime intervention model and social script/stories. Requirements are established and a variety of robotic models/platforms were investigated as to the feasibility of an economical, practical and efficient means of helping teach social skills to individuals with ASD for use by teachers, families, service providers and other community organizations.