MiRo

Prescott, Tony J.; Mitchinson, Ben; Conran, Sebastian; Power, Tom; Bridges, George

doi:10.1145/3173386.3177844

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“…There are several options on the market such as Aibo [10], Moflin [16] or Tamagotchi [13]. Despite the existence of various commercial options, the interaction between people and non-real pets is still an interesting research area since they can provide benefits when complementing medical treatments [25], acting as companion robotics [28], supporting learning processes [34] or supporting elderly care [25].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

LevPet: A Magnetic Levitating Spherical Pet with Affective Reactions

Sorbet

Elizondo

Iriarte

et al. 2022

XXII International Conference on Human Computer Interaction

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

LevPet: A Magnetic Levitating Spherical Pet with Affective Reactions

Sorbet

Elizondo

Iriarte

et al. 2022

XXII International Conference on Human Computer Interaction

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“…1), a biomimetic robot designed by Consequential Robotics for use in education and in human-robot interaction research (https://consequentialrobotics.com/). MiRo-E's mammallike appearance and behaviour was designed to be appealing to the user [34] and its control system is modelled on animal brains, with three layers of increasingly sophisticated processing (from simple reflex-like behaviours to high-level loops that can implement cognitive competencies) [29,30]. This results in competing influences on displayed behaviour for the robot, which means that its actions are not fully contingent on the human's inputs, akin to interacting with a real animal.…”

Section: The 'Therapy Robot' (Tr)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…BAM and TASc scores were compared using repeated-measures t-tests. To assess their effect on participant enjoyment, perceived pet enjoyment and friendship formation, a series of generalised linear mixed models (GLMM) with a normal distribution and an identity link function, were created in SPSS [34]. A number of candidate models were generated, adding factors in a hierarchical manner based on previous theory [35].…”

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confidence: 99%

Children’s Evaluations of a Therapy Dog and Biomimetic Robot: Influences of Animistic Beliefs and Social Interaction

Barber

Somogyi

McBride

et al. 2020

Int J of Soc Robotics

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Social robots are being used increasingly across a range of settings, including in the context of therapeutic interactions with children. While research has shown that interaction with live therapy dogs can be calming and enjoyable for children, it is currently unclear whether social robots can produce similar outcomes. In this study, 11–12-year old children completed a questionnaire about their biophilic beliefs and attitudes to dogs and robots before engaging in two separate free-play, non-goal directed, non-therapeutic sessions with an interactive biomimetic MiRo-E robot and a living therapy dog in a controlled setting. Behavioural observations of social interaction, initiation and reaction behaviours by the child and dog/robot showed that participants spent a similar amount of time engaging in positive social touch with the robot and the dog, but overall more time interacting with the robot. This may be because the robot was more responsive to the children’s initiation behaviours. In self-report, participants significantly preferred the session with the living dog. However, overall enjoyment was high and more positive emotions were reported following interaction with the robot. The more participants attributed mental attributes and animacy to the dog/robot, the more they enjoyed the interactions, demonstrating that participants’ animistic beliefs were an important factor in their evaluations. Levels of social interaction did not correlate with enjoyment, suggesting that the nature of the interaction was less important than pre-existing participant attitudes in producing reported positive outcomes. Although there were some differences in behaviour and evaluations, these preliminary results suggest that MiRo-E provides a useful comparison to therapy dogs and may be a suitable alternative for use in interventions with children.

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