Title :
An affective autonomous robot toddler to support the development of self-efficacy in diabetic children
Author :
Lewis, Marlon ; Canamero, Lola
Author_Institution :
Embodied Emotion, Cognition & (Inter-)Action Lab., Univ. of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Abstract :
We present a software architecture and an interaction scenario for an autonomous robot toddler designed to support the development of self-efficacy in diabetic children, and discuss its potential medical benefits. We pay particular attention to the affective and social aspects of the interaction, as well as the importance of autonomy in the robot, examining their relationships to our scientific and therapeutic goals.
Keywords :
diseases; human-robot interaction; medical robotics; software architecture; affective autonomous robot toddler; diabetic children; medical benefits; self-efficacy development; software architecture; Blood; Diabetes; Insulin; Pediatrics; Robot sensing systems; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2014 RO-MAN: The 23rd IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6763-6
DOI :
10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926279
