University of Denver Digital Commons @ DU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 2020 Nyku: A Social Robot for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Dan Stephan Stoianovici University of Denver Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd Part of the Disability Studies Commons, Electrical and Computer Engineering Commons, and the Robotics Commons Recommended Citation Stoianovici, Dan Stephan, "Nyku: A Social Robot for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders" (2020). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1843. https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1843 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at Digital Commons @ DU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ DU. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Nyku : A Social Robot for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science University of Denver In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science by Dan Stoianovici August 2020 Advisor: Dr. Mohammad H. Mahoor c Copyright by Dan Stoianovici 2020 All Rights Reserved Author: Dan Stoianovici Title: Nyku: A Social Robot for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisor: Dr. Mohammad H. Mahoor Degree Date: August 2020 Abstract The continued growth of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) around the world has spurred a growth in new therapeutic methods to increase the positive outcomes of an ASD diagnosis. It has been agreed that the early detection and intervention of ASD disorders leads to greatly increased positive outcomes for individuals living with the disorders.