Socially assistive robots for children on the autism spectrum

Many children on the autism spectrum respond positively to robots, and interaction with socially assistive robots generally improves the social behaviors of children with autism, in addition to motivating them to learn. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), roboticist Maja Matarić, educational psychologist Gisele Ragusa and a team in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California are developing fundamental computational techniques that will enable the design, implementation and evaluation of robots that encourage social and cognitive growth in children with autism and other developmental challenges. Clinicians and families struggle to provide individualized educational services for children with social and cognitive difficulties. This research aims to support the children with socially assistive robots, customized to each child's individual needs, to help guide the children toward long-term behavioral goals. Read the article: https://www.thetransmitter.org/spectr... Listen to more Audio research news on YouTube:    • Audio Research News   Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5PgV03L... Listen on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b18... About The Transmitter https://www.thetransmitter.org/?utm_s... The Transmitter is an essential resource for the neuroscience community, dedicated to helping scientists at all career stages stay current and build connections. The publication aims to deliver useful information, insights and tools to build bridges across neuroscience and advance research. As part of that mission, The Transmitter offers a steady stream of up-to-date news and analysis of the field, written by journalists and scientists. About Spectrum Spectrum from The Transmitter is the go-to destination for the latest news and analysis about autism research and a springboard for scientists and clinicians to forge collaborations that deepen our understanding of autism. Follow The Transmitter: Facebook:   / thetransmitternews   Twitter/X:   / _thetransmitter   Instagram:   / the_transmitter_news   LinkedIn:   / thetransmitter   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransmitt... Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@thetransmitter #science #research #autism #neuroscience