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Previous interventions for eye gaze rely on human professionals, who may be too costly or even inaccessible to many families of autistic children. These challenges have led to the application of technology, such as social robots, the use of which in autism therapy is theory-driven. Thus, the present study examined whether robot-based intervention (RBI) and human-based intervention (HBI) improved autistic children's eye gaze.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this randomized controlled trial study, 121 Chinese-speaking autistic children aged 4\u20139 years (34 females) participated and were randomly assigned to three conditions: RBI, HBI, and waitlist control. The robot\/human experimenter narrated stories while detecting the eye gaze of the autistic children. 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Children in the waitlist group did not show any improvement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The present study showed that RBI could promote the eye gaze of autistic children under the conditions studied.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Implication<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our innovative design for RBI addresses clinicians\u2019 concerns about the capacity to interact with autistic children in real time. Specific hands-on training workshops should be offered to enhance clinicians\u2019 knowledge and skills in using robots in the clinical context.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>This randomized controlled trial was registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (no. 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