Therabot

Duckworth, Dexter; Henkel, Zachary; Wuisan, Stephanie; Cogley, Brendan; Collins, Christopher; Bethel, Cindy L.

doi:10.1145/2701973.2701993

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“…Focus groups, qualitative interviews, visits of the primary users' homes, and participant observation can provide significant insights into the needs and wants of the user group. The recommendation for this participatory approach that integrates the future users in the developing progress is also noted by Frennert & Östlund [17] and Eftring & Frennert [13], confirming the findings by Klein and Merkel & Kurcharski. During the development of a robotic therapy support system, Duckworth et al used three different methods to include the future users preferences into their work [12]. Clinicians and patients were interviewed, given a questionnaire concerning the design of a robotic therapy support system and had the opportunity to use the developed robot during counselling sessions.…”

Section: User Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recommendations for the Development of a Robotic Drinking and Eating Aid - An Ethnographic Study

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Section: User Needsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recommendations for the Development of a Robotic Drinking and Eating Aid - An Ethnographic Study

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Baumeister

Schneegaß

et al. 2021

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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“…Several robots have shown promise in terms of therapeutic interventions. For example, the social robot Therabot (Duckworth et al, 2015) is an animated dog designed to support those who have survived trauma and experience feelings of being overwhelmed. Additionally, Paro (Wada et al, 2005) is a plush seal designed for seniors in assisted living environments to reduce stress and stimulate interaction.…”

Section: Assistive Social Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Teens as Robot Operators, Users and Witnesses in the Wild

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As social robots continue to show promise as assistive technologies, the exploration of appropriate and impactful robot behaviors is key to their eventual success. Teens are a unique population given their vulnerability to stress leading to both mental and physical illness. Much of teen stress stems from school, making the school environment an ideal location for a stress reducing technology. The goal of this mixed-methods study was to understand teens' operation of, and responsiveness to, a robot only capable of movement compared to a robot only capable of speech. Stemming from a human-centered approach, we introduce a Participatory Wizard of Oz (PWoz) interaction method that engaged teens as operators, users, and witnesses in a uniquely transparent interaction. In this paper, we illustrate the use of the PWoz interaction method as well as how it helps identify engaging robot interactions. Using this technique, we present results from a study with 62 teens that includes details of the complexity of teen stress and a significant reduction in negative attitudes toward robots after interactions. We analyzed the teens' interactions with both the verbal and non-verbal robots and identified strong themes of (1) authenticity, (2) empathy, (3) emotional engagement, and (4) imperfection creates connection. Finally, we reflect on the benefits and limitations of the PWoz method and our study to identify next steps toward the design and development of our social robot.

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