Addressing Attention Difficulties in Autistic Children Using Multimodal Cues from a Humanoid Robot (2025)

Abstract

We investigated how voice and motion from a small humanoid robot affect an autistic child’s re-engagement of attention. Results suggest that a robot can use motion to re-engage the attention of an autistic child and that two adjoining multimodal cues are more effective than a single unimodal cue.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHRI '20
Subtitle of host publicationCompanion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’20 Companion)
EditorsTony Belpaeme, James Young, Hatice Gunes, Laurel Riek
Place of PublicationNew York, NY
PublisherACM Publishing
Pages334-336
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)978-1-4503-7057-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2020
Event15th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2020 (Canceled) - Cambridge, United Kingdom
Duration: 23 Mar 202026 Mar 2020
Conference number: 15
http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2020/

Conference

Conference15th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2020 (Canceled)
Abbreviated titleHRI 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityCambridge
Period23/03/2026/03/20
Internet address

Keywords

  • 22/2 OA procedure

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    Li, J. J., Petrovic, S., Davison, D., Babovic, S., Chevalier, P. (2020). Addressing Attention Difficulties in Autistic Children Using Multimodal Cues from a Humanoid Robot. In T. Belpaeme, J. Young, H. Gunes, & L. Riek (Eds.), HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’20 Companion) (pp. 334-336). ACM Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3378276

    Li, Jamy Jue ; Petrovic, Suncica ; Davison, Daniel et al. / Addressing Attention Difficulties in Autistic Children Using Multimodal Cues from a Humanoid Robot. HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’20 Companion). editor / Tony Belpaeme ; James Young ; Hatice Gunes ; Laurel Riek. New York, NY : ACM Publishing, 2020. pp. 334-336

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    Li, JJ, Petrovic, S, Davison, D, Babovic, S, Chevalier, P 2020, Addressing Attention Difficulties in Autistic Children Using Multimodal Cues from a Humanoid Robot. in T Belpaeme, J Young, H Gunes & L Riek (eds), HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’20 Companion). ACM Publishing, New York, NY, pp. 334-336, 15th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2020 (Canceled), Cambridge, United Kingdom, 23/03/20. https://doi.org/10.1145/3371382.3378276

    Addressing Attention Difficulties in Autistic Children Using Multimodal Cues from a Humanoid Robot. / Li, Jamy Jue; Petrovic, Suncica; Davison, Daniel et al.
    HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI ’20 Companion). ed. / Tony Belpaeme; James Young; Hatice Gunes; Laurel Riek. New York, NY: ACM Publishing, 2020. p. 334-336.

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