TY - GEN
T1 - ROLLY
T2 - 12th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing, BESC 2025
AU - Safa, Ali
AU - Al-Ubejdij, Ejmen
AU - Mohsen, Farida
AU - Al-Zawqari, Ali
AU - Al-Agha, Omar
AU - Ali, Raian
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2026.
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often face significant challenges in social communication, sensory integration, and engagement with traditional therapeutic methods. While Socially Assistive Robotics (SAR) has shown promise, existing platforms are constrained by proprietary designs, limited sensing adaptability, and prohibitive costs (>8,000 $). In this work, we present ROLLY, a software-controlled multi-sensor robotic platform for play-based ASD interventions. Integrating tactile sensors, visual (camera), auditory (sound speaker), and LED-based stimuli systems within a modular chassis. ROLLY enables fully customizable and programmable interactions with a low material cost of $300. The software-defined architecture supports block programming, randomized behavior generation, and manual control via WiFi and USB connectivity. This paper details the system’s design architecture, interaction modalities, and therapeutic applications. By reducing the robot system cost by two orders of magnitude compared to current social robot solutions, ROLLY democratizes SAR research, as well as state-of-the-art robot-based ASD intervention techniques.
AB - Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often face significant challenges in social communication, sensory integration, and engagement with traditional therapeutic methods. While Socially Assistive Robotics (SAR) has shown promise, existing platforms are constrained by proprietary designs, limited sensing adaptability, and prohibitive costs (>8,000 $). In this work, we present ROLLY, a software-controlled multi-sensor robotic platform for play-based ASD interventions. Integrating tactile sensors, visual (camera), auditory (sound speaker), and LED-based stimuli systems within a modular chassis. ROLLY enables fully customizable and programmable interactions with a low material cost of $300. The software-defined architecture supports block programming, randomized behavior generation, and manual control via WiFi and USB connectivity. This paper details the system’s design architecture, interaction modalities, and therapeutic applications. By reducing the robot system cost by two orders of magnitude compared to current social robot solutions, ROLLY democratizes SAR research, as well as state-of-the-art robot-based ASD intervention techniques.
KW - Autism Spectrum Disorder Interventions
KW - Neurodivergence
KW - Social Robotics
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105035352952
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-95-7144-4_26
DO - 10.1007/978-981-95-7144-4_26
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105035352952
SN - 9789819571437
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science
SP - 283
EP - 291
BT - Behavioural and Social Computing - 12th International Conference, BESC 2025, Proceedings
A2 - Hao, Tianyong
A2 - Velásquez, Juan
A2 - Li, Qing
A2 - Hu, Bin
A2 - Xu, Guandong
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 16 October 2025 through 18 October 2025
ER -