A haptic empathetic robot animal for children with autism
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A haptic empathetic robot animal for children with autism. / Burns, Rachael Bevill; Seifi, Hasti; Lee, Hyosang; Kuchenbecker, Katherine J.
HRI 2021 - Companion of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction. ACM, 2021. p. 583-585 3446352.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A haptic empathetic robot animal for children with autism
AU - Burns, Rachael Bevill
AU - Seifi, Hasti
AU - Lee, Hyosang
AU - Kuchenbecker, Katherine J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Owner/Author.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Children with autism and their families could greatly benefit from increased support resources. While robots are already being introduced into autism therapy and care, we propose that these robots could better understand the child's needs and provide enriched interaction if they utilize touch. We present our plans, both completed and ongoing, for a touch-perceiving robot companion for children with autism. We established and validated touch-perception requirements for an ideal robot companion through interviews with 11 autism specialists. Currently, we are evaluating custom fabric-based tactile sensors that enable the robot to detect and identify various touch communication gestures. Finally, our robot companion will react to the child's touches through an emotion response system that will be customizable by a therapist or caretaker.
AB - Children with autism and their families could greatly benefit from increased support resources. While robots are already being introduced into autism therapy and care, we propose that these robots could better understand the child's needs and provide enriched interaction if they utilize touch. We present our plans, both completed and ongoing, for a touch-perceiving robot companion for children with autism. We established and validated touch-perception requirements for an ideal robot companion through interviews with 11 autism specialists. Currently, we are evaluating custom fabric-based tactile sensors that enable the robot to detect and identify various touch communication gestures. Finally, our robot companion will react to the child's touches through an emotion response system that will be customizable by a therapist or caretaker.
KW - Robot-assisted therapy
KW - Socially assistive robotics
KW - Tactile sensors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85102758346&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1145/3434074.3446352
DO - 10.1145/3434074.3446352
M3 - Article in proceedings
AN - SCOPUS:85102758346
SP - 583
EP - 585
BT - HRI 2021 - Companion of the 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
PB - ACM
T2 - 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2021
Y2 - 8 March 2021 through 11 March 2021
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