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- research-articleMay 2023
Developing accessible robots and playful activities for children with disabilities:: Multidisciplinary Guidelines for developers, reviewers, educational professionals and researcher
DSAI '22: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusionPages 96–99https://doi.org/10.1145/3563137.3563158What is or can be the role of robots in defining play activities for all, where children with disabilities can interact with their peers? In the last years many robots are becoming part of the set of devices present in many homes, schools, and social or ...
- research-articleMay 2023
Making playing robots for persons with disabilities: A framework and some experiences
DSAI '22: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusionPages 91–95https://doi.org/10.1145/3563137.3563154Play enables the development of skills and abilities in a way that brings satisfaction and enjoyment. Play is a right for everyone, but it is often negated to persons with disabilities both because their time is dedicated to other activities, such as ...
- research-articleDecember 2016
Off-the-shelf, robotic toys and physically impaired children: an analysis and suggested improvements
DSAI '16: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusionPages 232–239https://doi.org/10.1145/3019943.3019977We proposed activities with a set of robotic toys available on the market to children with physical impairments. The toys were selected to be representative of different types of offer, with the aim to evaluate the possibility to adopt them as tools to ...
- research-articleDecember 2016
Playful interaction with Teo, a Mobile Robot for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
DSAI '16: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusionPages 223–231https://doi.org/10.1145/3019943.3019976Teo is a mobile robot designed for children with Neuro-Developmental Disorder (NDD). Teo's behavior can be remotely controlled by the caregiver or autonomously activated by effect of internal sensors or an external depth sensor. Teo has a soft body that ...
- research-articleDecember 2016
Mainstream robotic toys and children with physical impairment: what about playfulness?
DSAI '16: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusionPages 208–215https://doi.org/10.1145/3019943.3019974Although play is recognized as the main drive for the child's physical, cognitive and social development, it is first of all a unique source of pleasure, fun and recreation. Playfulness, the individual intrinsic involvement in play has been described as ...
