Building long-term human–robot relationships: Examining disclosure, perception and well-being across time
While interactions with social robots are novel and exciting for many people, one concern is
the extent to which people's behavioural and emotional engagement might be sustained …
the extent to which people's behavioural and emotional engagement might be sustained …
Technical challenges for smooth interaction with seniors with dementia: Lessons from Humanitude™
Due to cognitive and socio-emotional decline and mental diseases, senior citizens,
especially people with dementia (PwD), struggle to interact smoothly with their caregivers …
especially people with dementia (PwD), struggle to interact smoothly with their caregivers …
Tell me more! Assessing interactions with social robots from speech
As social robots are increasingly introduced into health interventions, one potential area
where they might prove valuable is in supporting people's psychological health through …
where they might prove valuable is in supporting people's psychological health through …
Social robots for supporting post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis and treatment
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe psychiatric disorder with profound public
health impact due to its high prevalence, chronic nature, accompanying functional …
health impact due to its high prevalence, chronic nature, accompanying functional …
The emotional robotic storyteller: On the influence of affect congruency on narrative transportation, robot perception, and persuasion
We connected theory and research on narrative persuasion to the literature on social robots
and examined the effects of a robotic storyteller's facial expressions. The congruency …
and examined the effects of a robotic storyteller's facial expressions. The congruency …
Robots and the possibility of humanistic care
S Coghlan - International journal of social robotics, 2022 - Springer
Care robots are likely to perform increasingly sophisticated caring activities that some will
consider comforting and valuable. They will get increasingly humanlike and lifelike. This …
consider comforting and valuable. They will get increasingly humanlike and lifelike. This …
Charting user experience in physical human–robot interaction
Robots increasingly interact with humans through touch, where people are touching or
being touched by robots. Yet, little is known about how such interactions shape a user's …
being touched by robots. Yet, little is known about how such interactions shape a user's …
Semi-autonomous touch method merging robot's autonomous touch and user-operated touch for improving user experience in robot touch
R Mitsuoka, T Kubota, S Sato, K Ogawa - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The demand for therapeutic robots to alleviate mental health problems is growing. Studies
have shown that people's mental health improves when they are touched. Consequently …
have shown that people's mental health improves when they are touched. Consequently …
Effect of robot's listening attitude change on self-disclosure of the elderly
Y Nakamura, H Umemuro - International Journal of Social Robotics, 2022 - Springer
Self-disclosure of life experiences from the viewpoint of integrity is considered beneficial to
the psychological health of older adults. It has been shown that people tend to self-disclose …
the psychological health of older adults. It has been shown that people tend to self-disclose …
Moffuly-II: A robot that hugs and rubs heads
Although whole-body touch interaction, eg, hugging, is essential for human beings from
various perspectives, not everyone can interact with intimate friends/family due to physical …
various perspectives, not everyone can interact with intimate friends/family due to physical …