Developing a Social Robot - A Case Study.
Journal:
Advances in experimental medicine and biology
Published Date:
Jan 1, 2019
Abstract
Social robotics is currently challenging researchers to look at virtually every topic with relevance for human societies. The multidisciplinary nature of this new area is emerging at a fast pace and, at the same time, multiple challenges are also emerging.This chapter addresses the development of a social robot, including baseline work developed during the European FP7 Project Monarch on a social robot for edutainment activities for inpatient children in the Pediatrics ward of an oncological hospital, and the work developed in the post-project period. The long period (Monarch started in early 2013) allowed a diversity of experiments that resulted in valuable lessons and in the blossoming of new ideas and challenges.The overview of the Monarch project is the leitmotiv for a critical view of social robotics and the identification of key challenges, on the light of current technologies and social trends and expectations.