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Presentation 2014-12-04 12:00
Face-to-face Interaction and Facial Expressions in Affective Robot-Assisted Activities
Masakazu Hirokawa, Pan Yadong (Univ. Tsukuba), Atsushi Funahashi (Aichi Colony), Kenji Suzuki (Univ. Tsukuba) CNR2014-21
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(in English) In this article, we propose an affective robot-assisted activity (ARAA) for fostering social interaction and communication skills among children with ASD by promoting their positive emotional responses through interaction with a robot. To achieve an activity through natural and continuous child-robot social interaction, we developed a framework including: (i) a robot tele-operation method that allows a therapist to improvise a robot’s behavior in real-time and (ii) a quantitative measurement method to describe social interaction within both behavioral and affective aspects. We conducted a preliminary experiment with a child with ASD and verified the proposed system. Furthermore, based on the correlation between smiles and Face-to-Face behavior of the participant, we discuss the importance of quantitative measurement of emotion and social behavior of children with ASD to help them improve their quality of life.
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(in English) Autism Spectrum Disorders / Robot-assisted Activity / Affect / Behavior measurement / / / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 114, no. 351, CNR2014-21, pp. 27-32, Dec. 2014.
Paper # CNR2014-21 
Date of Issue 2014-11-27 (CNR) 
ISSN Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685    Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Conference Date 2014-12-04 - 2014-12-04 
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Conference Code 2014-12-CNR 
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Title (in English) Face-to-face Interaction and Facial Expressions in Affective Robot-Assisted Activities 
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Keyword(1) Autism Spectrum Disorders  
Keyword(2) Robot-assisted Activity  
Keyword(3) Affect  
Keyword(4) Behavior measurement  
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1st Author's Name Masakazu Hirokawa  
1st Author's Affiliation University of Tsukuba (Univ. Tsukuba)
2nd Author's Name Pan Yadong  
2nd Author's Affiliation University of Tsukuba (Univ. Tsukuba)
3rd Author's Name Atsushi Funahashi  
3rd Author's Affiliation Aichi Prefectural Colony (Aichi Colony)
4th Author's Name Kenji Suzuki  
4th Author's Affiliation University of Tsukuba (Univ. Tsukuba)
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Date Time 2014-12-04 12:00:00 
Presentation Time 30 minutes 
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Paper # CNR2014-21 
Volume (vol) vol.114 
Number (no) no.351 
Page pp.27-32 
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Date of Issue 2014-11-27 (CNR) 


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