...Guest Editors: Richard Parrott and Peter McGill; Stephen Beyer; Jonathan Perry Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of assistive technology (AT) on social care services and on the quality of life (QOL), particularly the independence, of people with intellectual...

... be expected to interact with sentient humanoid robot companions in ways which help them flourish. An assessment of Bobby is arranged by a specialist team involved in assistive technologies for those on the autistic spectrum. They have access to robots that are being used to help children with ASD learn...