Chapter 8 Voice-enabled assistive robots for handling autism spectrum conditions an examination of the role of prosody

• 1. Verfasser: Marchi, Erik (auth)
• Weitere Verfasser: Ringeval, Fabien (auth), Schuller , Björn (auth), Neustein, Amy (Herausgegeben von)
• Format: Elektronisch Buchkapitel
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlicht: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2014
• Schlagworte: Engineering: general; Computing & information technology; Signal processing; speech processing; speech automata; assistive robots; robot companions; human-robot interaction
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Autism spectrum conditions (ASC) are neurodevelopmental conditions, characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication (i.e., verbal and non-verbal language), and by restricted interests and repetitive behaviour. The application of robots as a therapy tool has, however, shown promisin...