Exploring the use of a mobile robot as an imitation agent with children with low-functioning autism
Exploring the use of a mobile robot as an imitation agent with children with low-functioning autism
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DOI：
10.1007/s10514-007-9056-5
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发表时间：
2008-02-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Mercier, Henri
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作者：
Duquette, Audrey;Michaud, Francois;Mercier, Henri
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Unpredictability and complexity of social interactions are important challenges for a low functioning autistic child. The objective of this research is to study how a mobile robot can, by appearing more predictable, appealing and simple than a human being, facilitate reciprocal interaction such as imitative play. By conducting an exploratory study involving four children, we found that forms of shared conventions such as imitation of body movements and of familiar actions are higher with two children paired with a human mediator, compared to two children paired with a robot mediator. However, the two children paired with the robot mediator demonstrated increased shared attention (visual contact, physical proximity) and imitate facial expressions (smile) more than the children paired with the human mediator.