Iolanda Iacono
List of John Benjamins publications for which Iolanda Iacono plays a role.
Articles
Robot companions for children with down syndrome: A case study Interaction Studies 15:1, pp. 99–112 | Article
2014 We describe an exploratory case study about the applicability of different robotic platforms in an educational context with a child with Down syndrome. The robotic platforms tested are the humanoid robot KASPAR and the mobile robotic platform IROMEC. During the study we observed the effects KASPAR… read more
Scenarios of robot-assisted play for children with cognitive and physical disabilities Interaction Studies 13:2, pp. 189–234 | Article
2012 This article presents a novel set of ten play scenarios for robot-assisted play for children with special needs. This set of scenarios is one of the key outcomes of the IROMEC project that investigated how robotic toys can become social mediators, encouraging children with special needs to… read more