Social skills

Robotic assistants in therapy and education of children with autism: can a small humanoid robot help encourage social interaction skills?

Ben Robins, Kerstin Dautenhahn, René te Boekhorst, Aude Billard

Citations: 686 • 2005

Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism

Elizabeth S. Kim, Lauren Berkovits, Emily Bernier, Dan Leyzberg, Frederick Shic, Rhea Paul, Brian Scassellati

Citations: 450 • 2012

Improving social skills in children with ASD using a long-term, in-home social robot

Brian Scassellati, Laura Boccanfuso, Chien‐Ming Huang, Marilena Mademtzi, Meiying Qin, Nicole Salomons, Pamela Ventola, Frederick Shic

Citations: 347 • 2018

Affective Personalization of a Social Robot Tutor for Children’s Second Language Skills

Goren Gordon, Samuel Spaulding, Jacqueline Kory Westlund, Jin Joo Lee, Luke Plummer, Marayna Martinez, Madhurima Das, Cynthia Breazeal

Citations: 306 • 2016

Technologies as Support Tools for Persons with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review

Nuria Aresti-Bartolome, Begonya García-Zapirain

Citations: 232 • 2014

The digital skills divide: evidence from the European tourism industry

Sheena Carlisle, Stanislav Ivanov, Corné Dijkmans

Citations: 200 • 2021

Using the Humanoid Robot KASPAR to Autonomously Play Triadic Games and Facilitate Collaborative Play Among Children With Autism

Joshua Wainer, Ben Robins, Farshid Amirabdollahian, Kerstin Dautenhahn

Citations: 197 • 2014

Using the social robot probo as a social story telling agent for children with ASD

Bram Vanderborght, Ramona Simut, Jelle Saldien, Cristina Pop, Alina S. Rusu, Sebastian Pintea, Dirk Lefeber, Daniel O. David

Citations: 193 • 2012

Effects of Repeated Exposure to a Humanoid Robot on Children with Autism

Ben Robins, Kerstin Dautenhahn, René te Boekhorst, Aude Billard

Citations: 180 • 2004

Imitation and Mechanisms of Joint Attention: A Developmental Structure for Building Social Skills on a Humanoid Robot

Brian Scassellati

Citations: 162 • 1999

Social skills training for children with autism spectrum disorder using a robotic behavioral intervention system

Sangseok Yun, JongSuk Choi, Sung‐Kee Park, Guiyoung Bong, Hee‐Jeong Yoo

Citations: 151 • 2017

Evaluating the impact of educational robotics on pupils’ technical- and social-skills and science related attitudes

Martin Kandlhofer, Gerald Steinbauer

Citations: 142 • 2015

Can Social Interaction Skills Be Taught by a Social Agent? The Role of a Robotic Mediator in Autism Therapy

Iain Werry, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Bernard Ogden, William Harwin

Citations: 131 • 2001

Role of expressive behaviour for robots that learn from people

Cynthia Breazeal

Citations: 130 • 2009

Review of assistive technology in the training of children with autism spectrum disorders

Christine K. Syriopoulou–Delli, Eleni Gkiolnta

Citations: 114 • 2020

Social Skills Training for Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Meta-analysis of In-person and Technological Interventions

Erin E. Soares, Kimberly B. Bausback, Charlotte Beard, Megan K. Higinbotham, Eduard L. Bunge, Grace Gengoux

Citations: 112 • 2020

Sustainable Skills for the World of Work in the Digital Age

Maria José Sousa, Daniela C. Wilks

Citations: 103 • 2018

Challenges in Building Robots that Imitate People

Cynthia Breazeal, Brian Scassellati

Citations: 96 • 2000

"Stop. I See a Conflict Happening."

Solace Shen, Petr Slovák, Malte Jung

Citations: 92 • 2018

The effects of embodied rhythm and robotic interventions on the spontaneous and responsive verbal communication skills of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A further outcome of a pilot randomized controlled trial

Sudha Srinivasan, Inge‐Marie Eigsti, Timothy Gifford, Anjana Bhat

Citations: 91 • 2016