Abstract
The growing interest in the field of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) brings about the prospect of utilizing robots in the intervention therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children. This paper reviews the topic that relates to the use of HRI in improving joint attention and imitation skill for these children. The review limits papers from the past 10 years in which the earlier findings on the experimental use and design of HRI platforms are highlighted. Also, the methodological steps including the selection of test subjects and methods for outcome measures are elaborated. As results, studies suggest that the use of HRI contributes to positive implications, especially in gaining attention from ASD subjects during therapy sessions. That is, ASD children initiated more social interactions with a robotic partner than a human partner. Thus, it can be concluded that robots have a huge potential to be used as a tool for a therapist to connect with ASD children easily. Future studies might focus on developing a more autonomous HRI so that the robots are capable to operate independently with minor intervention by humans.
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