In this page you can find a list of selected publication on robotics for children published by the members of the R4C network
Adams, K., Rios, A., Becerra, L., Castanellos, J., Gomez, M., Cook, A., & Encarnação, P. (2017) An exploratory study of children's pretend play when using a switch controlled assistive robot to manipulate toys, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(4): 216-224.
Alhaddad, A.Y., Cabibihan, JJ., Bonarini, A., (2020). Influence of Reaction Time in the Emotional Response of a Companion Robot to a Child’s Aggressive Interaction. International Journal of Social Robotics
Beckett, A.E., Encarnação, P., Chiu, C.Y., & Ng, S.T.M. (2020) 'It's my right to play too!' Play for disabled children in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In D. Goodley, K. Runswick-Cole, and K. Liddiard (eds.) Interventions in Disabled Childhood Studies, Sheffield: iHuman Press.
Bonarini, A., Garzotto, F., Gelsomini, M., Clasadonte, F., Romero, M. (2016). A Huggable, Mobile Robot for Developmental Disorder Interventions in a Multi-Modal Interaction Space. Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) 2016, 823-830. IEEE Press, Piscataway, NJ. Awarded the Kazuo Tanie International Award.
Bonarini, A., Clasadonte, F., Garzotto, F., Gelsomini, M., Romero, M. (2016). Playful interaction with Teo, a Mobile Robot for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Proceedings of International conference on Software Development and Technologies for Enhancing Accessibility and Fighting Info-exclusion (DSAI2016) Vila Real, Portugal, ACM Press, 223-231.
Conti, D., Di Nuovo, S., Buono, S., & Di Nuovo, A. (2017). Robots in education and care of children with developmental disabilities: a study on acceptance by experienced and future professionals. International Journal of Social Robotics, 9(1), 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-016-0359-6
Conti, D., Cattani, A., Di Nuovo, S., & Di Nuovo, A. (2019). Are Future Psychologists Willing to Accept and Use a Humanoid Robot in Their Practice? Italian and English Students’ Perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 10 (September), 1-13.
Conti, D., Trubia, G., Buono, S., Di Nuovo, S., & Di Nuovo, A. (2020). Social robots to support practitioners in the education and clinical care of children: The CARER-AID project. Life Span and Disability, 23(1), 17-30.
Conti, D., Trubia, G., Buono, S., Di Nuovo, S., & Di Nuovo, A. (2018). Evaluation of a Robot-Assisted Therapy for Children with Autism and Intellectual Disability. In M. Giuliani, T. Assaf & M. Giannaccini (Eds.), Annual Conference Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems (pp. 405-415). Springer, Cham.
Cook, A., Encarnação, P., & Adams K. (2010) Robots: assistive technologies for play, learning and cognitive development, Technology and Disability, 22(3): 127-145.
Cook, A., Adams, K., Encarnação, P., & Alvarez, L. (2012) The Role of Assisted Manipulation in Cognitive Development, Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 15(2): 136-148.
Cook, AM, Polgar, JM, Encarnação, P (2020) Assistive Technologies. Principles & Practice. St. Louis: Elsevier
Desideri, L., Negrini, M., Malavasi, M., Tanzini, D., Rouame, A., Cutrone, M. C., ... & Hoogerwerf, E. J. (2018). Using a humanoid robot as a complement to interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder: A pilot study. Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2(3), 273-285.
Desideri, L., Cesario, L., Gherardini, A., Fiordelmondo, V.et al. (2020). Using a humanoid robot to promote inclusion of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in mainstream classrooms: An overview of the RoBò service delivery approach, Life Span and Disability, 23(1), 41-51.
Di Nuovo, A., Conti, D., Trubia, G., Buono, S., & Di Nuovo, S. (2018). Deep Learning Systems for Estimating Visual Attention in Robot-Assisted Therapy of Children with Autism and Intellectual Disability. Robotics, 7(2), 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/robotics7020025
Encarnação, P., Alvarez, L., Rios, A., Maya, C., Adams, K. and Cook A. (2014) Using virtual robot mediated play activities to assess cognitive skills, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 9(3): 231-241.
Encarnação, P., Leite, T., Nunes, C., Nunes da Ponte, M., Adams, K., Cook, A., Caiado, A., Pereira, J., Piedade, G. and Ribeiro M. (2017) Using assistive robots to promote inclusive education, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 12(4): 352-372.
Encarnação, P. & Cook, A.M. (eds.) (2017) Robotic Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice. CRC Press.
Encarnação, P., Ray-Kaeser, S. & Bianquin, N. (eds.) (2018) Guidelines for supporting children with disabilities' play. Methodologies, tools, and contexts. Sciendo - DeGruyter.
Hughes‐Roberts, T., Brown, D., Standen, P., Desideri, L., Negrini, M., Rouame, A., ... & Hasson, C. (2019). Examining engagement and achievement in learners with individual needs through robotic‐based teaching sessions. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(5), 2736-2750.
Huijnen, C. A., Lexis, M. A., & de Witte, L. P. (2016). Matching robot KASPAR to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) therapy and educational goals. International Journal of Social Robotics, 8(4), 445-455.
Huijnen, C. A., Lexis, M. A., Jansens, R., & de Witte, L. P. (2017). How to implement robots in interventions for children with autism? A co-creation study involving people with autism, parents and professionals. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 47(10), 3079-3096.
Huijnen, C. A., Lexis, M. A., Jansens, R., & de Witte, L. P. (2019). Roles, strengths and challenges of using robots in interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(1), 11-21.)
Huijnen, C. A., Verreussel-Willen, H. A., Lexis, M. A., & de Witte, L. P. (2020). Robot KASPAR as Mediator in Making Contact with Children with Autism: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Social Robotics, 1-13.
Jansens, R., & Bonarini, A. (2020). 5 Usability and accessibility of toys and technologies for play for children with disabilities: Scoping review of guidelines and tools. In Bulgarelli, Daniela (Ed.) Perspectives and research on play for children with disabilities. De Gruyter - Sciendo, Warsaw, pp. 83-105.
Jansens, R., Bonarini, A. (2020) Guidelines for parents, professionals, designers, makers and researchers on toys and technologies for play for children with disabilities: How to take usability and accessibility aspects into consideration? In Bulgarelli, Daniela (Ed.) Perspectives and research on play for children with disabilities. De Gruyter - Sciendo, Warsaw, pp. 106-145.
Lekova, A., Tanev, T., et al. (2019). Social robots for reinforcing attention and forming emotional knowledge of Children with Special Educational Needs. Spec. Issue of "Learning Disabilities and ICT Support" of the International Journal of Information Science and Technology, 2019; Vol. 3, No 6.
Lekova, A., Chavdarov, I., Naydenov, B., Krastev, A., Kostova, S. (2019). Brain-inspired IoT Controlled Walking Robot Big-Foot. Advances in Science, Technology and Eng. Systems Journal. 2019; Vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 220-226.
Moerman, C. J., & Jansens, R. M. (2020). Using social robot PLEO to enhance the well-being of hospitalized children. Journal of Child Health Care, 1367493520947503.
Poletz, L., Encarnação, P., Adams, K., & Cook, A. (2010) Robot skills and cognitive performance of preschool children, Technology and Disability, 22(3): 117-126
Romero, M., Bonarini, A., Brivio, A., Rogacheva, K., (2017) Incremental and Radical Innovation: Design in Robotics for Autism. Teo and Riby robots. Evolutionary Development, The Design Journal (20, sup1), S2375-S2388, Routledge, UK.
van den Heuvel, R. J., Lexis, M. A., Gelderblom, G. J., Jansens, R. M., & de Witte, L. P. (2016). Robots and ICT to support play in children with severe physical disabilities: a systematic review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 11(2), 103-116.
van den Heuvel, R. J., Lexis, M. A., & de Witte, L. P. (2017). Can the IROMEC robot support play in children with severe physical disabilities? A pilot study. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 40(1), 53-59.
van den Heuvel, R. J., Lexis, M. A., & de Witte, L. P. (2017). Robot ZORA in rehabilitation and special education for children with severe physical disabilities: a pilot study. International journal of rehabilitation research. 40(4), 353.
van den Heuvel, R. J., Lexis, M. A., & de Witte, L. P. (2019). ZORA Robot Based Interventions to Achieve Therapeutic and Educational Goals in Children with Severe Physical Disabilities. International Journal of Social Robotics, 1-12.