Title :
The Role of the Experimenter in HRI Research - A Case Study Evaluation of Children with Autism Interacting with a Robotic Toy
Author :
Robins, B. ; Dautenhahn, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Sci., Hertfordshire Univ., Herts
Abstract :
The general context of the work presented in this paper is assistive robotics with our long-term aim to support children with autism. This paper is part of an investigation into what ways and to what extent a robot can assume the role of a social mediator - encouraging autistic children to interact with the robot, with each other and with co-present adults. The article focuses on the role of the experimenter in these triadic interactions, and provides a case study evaluation of segments of trials where a robot mediated both indirect and direct interactions between children with autism and the experimenter
Keywords :
diseases; human computer interaction; human factors; humanoid robots; paediatrics; social sciences; HRI research; assistive robotics; autism; autistic children; experimenter; robotic toy; social mediator; Autism; Computer science education; Educational robots; Educational technology; Human robot interaction; Instruments; Medical treatment; Pediatrics; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2006. ROMAN 2006. The 15th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Hatfield
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0564-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0565-3
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.2006.314473
