Correction: Being Hugged by a Social Robot during Tele-Counseling Reduces Anxiety in Individuals with Autism (International Journal of Social Robotics, (2026), 18, 2, (20), 10.1007/s12369-026-01362-6)

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The original publication of this paper was updated as the following corrections were necessary: The missing Affiliation 4 was added as follows: Faculty of Frontier Engineering, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, 920–1192, Japan. The description of Ethical approval was changed as follows. From: Ethical Approval: This study was approved by the ethics committee of Nagasaki University and presented no conflict of interest. To: Ethical Approval: This study was approved by the ethics committee of Kanazawa University and presented no conflict of interest. Springer wishes to apologize for any inconvenience caused.