Robot Tutors Read Children’s Emotions As They Learn

Around 1.5 million children in the U.S. have autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people communicate, learn and behave. While there is no known single cause or cure for ASD, research suggests that socially assistive robots (SAR) can help children with autism develop and retain new skills

This is most effective if the robot can react to each child’s individual behavior. But this is challenging for most existing robotic systems, especially for people with ASD, where symptoms and severity can vary across individuals, and even for a given person over time.

In a first-of-its-kind study published in ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, USC researchers have analyzed and modeled the cognitive-affective states of children with autism as they interact with socially assistive robots in the home. The goal: to design robot tutors that are more sensitive to the emotions and behaviors of their users.

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