B. Scassellati

Publications
Influence

B. Scassellati, C. Crick, K. Gold, Elizabeth Kim, F. Shic, Ganghua Sun
2008

M ost robots are designed to operate in environments that are either highly constrained (as is the case in an assembly line) or extremely hazardous (such as the surface of Mars). Machine learning has… Expand

Robots for use in autism research.

B. Scassellati, Henny Admoni, M. Mataric
Psychology, Medicine
Annual review of biomedical engineering
18 July 2012

Autism spectrum disorders are a group of lifelong disabilities that affect people's ability to communicate and to understand social cues. Research into applying robots as therapy tools has shown that… Expand

The cog project: building a humanoid robot

R. Brooks, C. Breazeal, M. Marjanovic, B. Scassellati, M. Williamson
Psychology
1999

To explore issues of developmental structure, physical embodiment, integration of multiple sensory and motor systems, and social interaction, we have constructed an upper-torso humanoid robot called… Expand

Social robots for education: A review

Tony Belpaeme, J. Kennedy, Aditi Ramachandran, B. Scassellati, F. Tanaka
Computer Science, Medicine
Science Robotics
15 August 2018

A review of social robots in education discusses expected outcomes, technical challenges, and directions for future research. Expand

Infant-like Social Interactions between a Robot and a Human Caregiver

C. Breazeal, B. Scassellati
Psychology, Computer Science
Adapt. Behav.
1 January 2000

In this paper, we present a mechanism for an autonomous robot to regulate the intensity of its social interactions with a human. Expand

How to build robots that make friends and influence people

C. Breazeal, B. Scassellati
Psychology, Computer Science
Proceedings IEEE/RSJ International Conference on…
17 October 1999

In order to interact socially with a human, a robot must convey intentionality, that is, the human must believe that the robot has beliefs, desires, and intentions. Expand

Theory of Mind for a Humanoid Robot

B. Scassellati
Computer Science
Auton. Robots
2002

This paper presents the theories of Leslie (1994) and Baron-Cohen (1995) on the development of theory of mind in human children and discusses the potential application of both of these theories to building robots with similar capabilities. Expand

Robots that imitate humans

C. Breazeal, B. Scassellati
Psychology, Medicine
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
1 November 2002

The study of social learning in robotics has been motivated by both scientific interest in the learning process and practical desires to produce machines that are useful, flexible, and easy to use.… Expand

Social Robots as Embedded Reinforcers of Social Behavior in Children with Autism

Elizabeth S. Kim, Lauren D. Berkovits, +4 authors B. Scassellati
Psychology, Medicine
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
1 May 2013

In this study we examined the social behaviors of 4- to 12-year-old children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD; N = 24) during three tradic interactions with an adult confederate and an interaction… Expand

A Context-Dependent Attention System for a Social Robot

C. Breazeal, B. Scassellati
Computer Science
IJCAI
31 July 1999

This paper presents part of an on-going project to integrate perception, attention, drives, emotions, behavior arbitration, and expressive acts for a robot designed to interact socially with humans. Expand

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