The use of the social robot NAO to enhance communication skills in children with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review of studies from 2013–2019 to 2020–2025.
Although numerous studies have examined the field of Socially Assistive Robots (SARs), less attention has been paid to evaluating the role of the NAO robot in enhancing the communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across two distinct time periods (2013–2019 and 2020–2025)...
| Publicado en: | Technology & Disability Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 25 - 54 |
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| Formato: | research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
Feb2026
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