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Roles and functions of robots in human society: implications from research in autism therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2003

Kerstin Dautenhahn
Kerstin Dautenhahn
Affiliation:
Adaptive Systems Research Group, University of Hertfordshire, United [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper discusses robots that are operational within a human-inhabited environment. Specifically, we identify different roles that such robots can adopt, reflecting different human-robot relationships. We discuss three different roles of robots in a project where we develop a robot as a therapeutic tool for children with autism: the robot as a therapeutic playmate, the robot as a social mediator, and the robot as a model social agent. Implications of these roles that go beyond this particular project are discussed.

Keywords

Autism therapyHuman societyRobots
Type
Research Article
Information
Robotica , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 443 - 452
Copyright
© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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