Can a cute humanoid robot help us understand how autistic and non-autistic children connect through social synchrony?

University of Bristol researchers designed robots inspired by therapy horses to help users regulate emotions through responsive interaction.

Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners–like therapy horses who respond to human emotion–say University of Bristol researchers.

Philly researchers are using AI robots to better support aging adults with autism Researchers at Saint Joseph’s University are collaborating with Bancroft, a New Jersey nonprofit, to pilot AI ...

Social robots are increasingly becoming more prevalent in healthcare, including nursing, geriatric care, and treatment for children on the autism spectrum. Their assistance is believed to hold promise ...

Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodiverse condition. Autism is usually diagnosed by symptoms that fall into two main categories. The first category is restrictive and/or repetitive behaviors, ...

Researchers Trystan Loustau and Liane Young explore how autism can buffer against the negative impact of social comparisons.

We found when people interact with AI social robots or digital avatars, two things happened at the same time. Firstly, users had physical reactions and feelings towards the AI technology.

A new study published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning introduces a novel robot-inspired computer-assisted adaptive autism therapy (RoboCA3T) that leverages the natural affinity of ...

Preference for interacting with robots over humans Studies suggest that when people with ASD encounter a robot, they are more likely to be engaged in the task than they would when faced with a human.