Robots for use in autism research.

Abstract in brief

• Robots are being used in autism research to help improve social engagement and communication skills, especially for children and teenagers with autism.
• Socially assistive robotics (SAR) focuses on creating robots that support people with special needs through social interactions, and autism therapy has been one of its main applications.
• The field has made significant progress over the past decades in designing robots, understanding human-robot interactions, and evaluating the effectiveness of these systems, but it still faces challenges and has promising future directions.]