Alessandro Di Nuovo
List of John Benjamins publications in which Alessandro Di Nuovo is involved.
Articles
2021 An empirical study on integrating a small humanoid robot to support the therapy of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability Interaction Studies 22:2, pp. 177–211 | Article
Recent research showed the potential benefits of robot-assisted therapy in treating children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. These children often have some form of Intellectual Disability (ID) too, but this has mainly been neglected by previous robotics research. This article presents an… read more
2020 “Robot, tell me a tale!”: A social robot as tool for teachers in kindergarten Interaction Studies 21:2, pp. 220–242 | Article
Robots are versatile devices that are promising tools for supporting teaching and learning in the classroom or at home. In fact, robots can be engaging and motivating, especially for young children. This paper presents an experimental study with 81 kindergarten children on memorizations of two… read more
2019 Temporal patterns in multi-modal social interaction between elderly users and service robot Human Robot Collaborative Intelligence: Theory and applications, Yang, Chenguang, Xiaofeng Liu, Junpei Zhong and Angelo Cangelosi (eds.), pp. 4–24 | Article
Social interaction, especially for older people living alone is a challenge currently facing human-robot interaction (HRI). There has been little research on user preference towards HRI interfaces. In this paper, we took both objective observations and participants’ opinions into account in… read more