Living With Seal Robots—Its Sociopsychological and Physiological Influences on the Elderly at a Care House

Wada, Kazuyoshi; Shibata, Takanori

doi:10.1109/tro.2007.906261

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“…Empathic communication in general may serve to establish and improve affective relations with social agents (Bickmore and Picard 2005), and may be considered as a fundamental requirement for social agents that are designed to function as social companions and therapists (Breazeal 2011). Initial studies have shown that human interaction with social robots can indeed have therapeutic value (Kanamori et al 2003;Wada and Shibata 2007;Robinson et al 2013). These agents typically use facial expressions, gesture, and speech to convey affective cues to the user.…”

Section: Generating Social Touch Signalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Touch in Humanâ€“Computer Interaction

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Toet²

2015

Front. Digit. Humanit.

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Touch is our primary non-verbal communication channel for conveying intimate emotions and as such essential for our physical and emotional wellbeing. In our digital age, human social interaction is often mediated. However, even though there is increasing evidence that mediated touch affords affective communication, current communication systems (such as videoconferencing) still do not support communication through the sense of touch. As a result, mediated communication does not provide the intense affective experience of co-located communication. The need for ICT mediated or generated touch as an intuitive way of social communication is even further emphasized by the growing interest in the use of touch-enabled agents and robots for healthcare, teaching, and telepresence applications. Here, we review the important role of social touch in our daily life and the available evidence that affective touch can be mediated reliably between humans and between humans and digital agents. We base our observations on evidence from psychology, computer science, sociology, and neuroscience with focus on the first two. Our review shows that mediated affective touch can modulate physiological responses, increase trust and affection, help to establish bonds between humans and avatars or robots, and initiate pro-social behavior. We argue that ICT mediated or generated social touch can (a) intensify the perceived social presence of remote communication partners and (b) enable computer systems to more effectively convey affective information. However, this research field on the crossroads of ICT and psychology is still embryonic and we identify several topics that can help to mature the field in the following areas: establishing an overarching theoretical framework, employing better research methodologies, developing basic social touch building blocks, and solving specific ICT challenges.

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Section: Generating Social Touch Signalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Touch in Humanâ€“Computer Interaction

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Toet²

2015

Front. Digit. Humanit.

143

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“…For more than a decade, research has been done on the use of robotic pets for older adults suffering from dementia, suggesting this is a successful form of therapy [1][2][3][4]. Although most research has been done in Japan and with the same seal shaped robot called Paro, it is generally assumed that therapeutic use of robotic pets improves mental and physical wellbeing of older adults with dementia and results in a more active interaction of the subjects with their environment [5].…”

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Exploring Requirements and Alternative Pet Robots for Robot Assisted Therapy with Older Adults with Dementia

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Abstract. Robot assisted therapy has been applied in care for older adults who suffer from dementia for over ten years. Strong effects like improved interaction and signs of a higher sense of wellbeing have been reported. Still it is unclear which features are needed and which robotic pets would are suitable for this therapy. In this explorative research we interviewed 36 professional caregivers, both experienced and inexperienced in relationship to RAT and compiled a list of requirements. Next, we used this list to compare commercially available robotic pets. We found that many pet robots are usable, although seal robot Paro meets the requirements best, being superior on sustainability, realistic movements and interactivity. Finally, a test with alternative pets showed that different subjects were attracted to different pets and a subsequential questionnaire revealed that some caregivers were not only willing to try alternatives for Paro, but also suggesting that alternative pets could in some cases be more suitable.

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“…Examples to date include "Paro", a social robot for the elderly [19], and work on relational agents in clinical psychiatry [2]. The workshop will provide a forum to discuss the challenges, complexities and new experiences afforded by research in this area.…”

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Interaction design and emotional wellbeing

Coyle

Linehan

Tang

et al. 2012

CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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The World Health Organisation has concluded that emotional wellbeing is fundamental to our quality of life. It enables us to experience life as meaningful and is an essential component of social cohesion, peace and stability in the living environment [21]. This workshop will bring together a diverse community to consolidate existing knowledge and identify new opportunities for research on technologies designed to support emotional wellbeing. The workshop will examine uses of technology in mental health settings, but will also consider the importance of emotional needs in physical healthcare and wellbeing more generally. The design of technology to provide social support and to extend traditional care networks will be key workshop themes.

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Living With Seal Robots—Its Sociopsychological and Physiological Influences on the Elderly at a Care House

Cited by 464 publications

References 31 publications

Social Touch in Humanâ€“Computer Interaction

Social Touch in Humanâ€“Computer Interaction

Exploring Requirements and Alternative Pet Robots for Robot Assisted Therapy with Older Adults with Dementia

Interaction design and emotional wellbeing

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