论文标题
为自闭症谱系障碍儿童设计社会辅助机器人，以供长期使用
Designing a Socially Assistive Robot for Long-Term In-Home Use for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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论文摘要
社会辅助机器人技术（SAR）的研究表明，为自闭症谱系障碍儿童（ASD）补充和增强治疗的巨大潜力。但是，绝大多数SAR研究仅限于高度控制的环境中的短期研究。长期以来能够自动交互的SAR系统的设计和开发涉及许多工程和计算挑战。本文介绍了一个完全自主的SAR系统的设计，可长期与ASD儿童一起使用。我们根据鲁棒性和适应性需求解决设计决策，讨论机器人特征和互动的发展，并提供与ASD儿童的长达一个月的家庭数据收集的见解。这项工作有助于一项更大的研究计划，该计划正在探讨如何使用SAR来增强ASD儿童的社会和认知发展。
Socially assistive robotics (SAR) research has shown great potential for supplementing and augmenting therapy for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). However, the vast majority of SAR research has been limited to short-term studies in highly controlled environments. The design and development of a SAR system capable of interacting autonomously {\it in situ} for long periods of time involves many engineering and computing challenges. This paper presents the design of a fully autonomous SAR system for long-term, in-home use with children with ASD. We address design decisions based on robustness and adaptability needs, discuss the development of the robot's character and interactions, and provide insights from the month-long, in-home data collections with children with ASD. This work contributes to a larger research program that is exploring how SAR can be used for enhancing the social and cognitive development of children with ASD.
