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Culture as a driver for the design of social robots for Autism spectrum disorder interventions in the Middle East
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Springer Verlag
, 2016 , Conference Paper)
In this paper, we discuss the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the Gulf region. We examine the importance of providing state-of-the-art ASD interventions, and highlight social robots as therapeutic tools ...
Anti-spoofing device for biometric fingerprint scanners
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
, 2017 , Conference Paper)
Biometrics is a promising technology for safeguarding the personal identity and digital information of every individual. This paper describes an easy-to-integrate and inexpensive method to improve the security of fingerprint ...
Suitability of the Openly Accessible 3D Printed Prosthetic Hands for War-Wounded Children
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Frontiers
, 2021 , Article)
The field of rehabilitation and assistive devices is being disrupted by innovations in desktop 3D printers and open-source designs. For upper limb prosthetics, those technologies have demonstrated a strong potential to aid ...
Influence of Reaction Time in the Emotional Response of a Companion Robot to a Child’s Aggressive Interaction
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springer link
, 2020 , Article)
The quality of a companion robot’s reaction is important to make it acceptable to the users and to sustain interactions. Furthermore, the robot’s reaction can be used to train socially acceptable behaviors and to develop ...
Influence of Visual and Haptic Feedback on the Detection of Threshold Forces in a Surgical Grasping Task
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IEEE Explore
, 2021 , Article)
Feedback from sensory modalities is crucial for the precise grasping of tissues during minimally invasive robotic surgery. The aims of the study are to determine the influence of visual and haptic feedback on the detection ...
Real-Time Social Robot’s Responses to Undesired Interactions Between Children and their Surroundings
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springer link
, 2023 , Article)
Aggression in children is frequent during the early years of childhood. Among children with psychiatric disorders in general, and autism in particular, challenging behaviours and aggression rates are higher. These can take ...
Influence of the shape and mass of a small robot when thrown to a dummy human head
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springer link
, 2019 , Article)
Social robots have shown some efficacy in assisting children with autism and are now being considered as assistive tools for therapy. The physical proximity of a small companion social robot could become a source of harm ...
A Framework for Assistive Social Robots for Detecting Aggression in Children
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springer link
, 2022 , Conference Paper)
Children during their early years might exhibit different forms of aggression against others. Aggression can be physical or relational. Physical aggression can take on different forms such as hitting, pushing, and kicking. ...
Datasets for recognition of aggressive interactions of children toward robotic toys
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Other)
The data is related to unwanted interactions between a person and a small robotic toy based on acceleration sensor embedded within the robotic toy. Three toys were considered namely, a stuffed panda, a stuffed robot, and ...
Robotic Trains as an Educational and Therapeutic Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder Intervention
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springer link
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Social robots are emerging to become useful assistive tools for use in the therapy and education of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The nature of ASD causes its symptoms and manifestations to vary widely, ...