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Using a Social Robot to Engage Older Adults Living in Residential Care Homes in Cognitive Training: Preliminary Results from the SHAPES Project.

Studies in health technology and informatics Aug 23, 2023
The employment of socially assistive robotics (SAR) is increasingly being considered a credible solution to support healthcare systems in dealing with an aging society. In this contribution, we explore the experience of older adults (n = 11) living i...
Social Interaction Homes for the Aged Social Cognition Robotics Cognition Disorders Cognitive Training Male Follow-Up Studies Aged Humans Female
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Understanding Social Robots: Attribution of Intentional Agency to Artificial and Biological Bodies.

Artificial life Aug 1, 2023
Much research in robotic artificial intelligence (AI) and Artificial Life has focused on autonomous agents as an embodied and situated approach to AI. Such systems are commonly viewed as overcoming many of the philosophical problems associated with t...
Artificial Intelligence Robotics Social Interaction Humans
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Social Robots to Fend Off Loneliness?

Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal Jan 1, 2023
Social robots are increasingly being deployed to address social isolation and loneliness, particularly among older adults. Clips on social media attest that individuals availing themselves of this option are pleased with their robot companions. Yet, ...
Social Isolation Social Interaction Public Health Robotics Loneliness Humans Aged
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Usability and Acceptability of Social Robot Pets Among Community-Dwelling Veterans Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers.

American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias Jan 1, 2023
Social robot pets promote engagement and psychosocial well-being among older adults, yet little is known about their use among community-dwelling Veterans living with dementia. This programmatic evaluation used a within subjects, pre-post design to e...
Caregivers Independent Living Social Interaction Robotics Veterans Aged Dementia Humans
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Use of the PARO robot as a social mediator in a sample of children with neurodevelopmental disorders and typical development.

La Clinica terapeutica Jan 1, 2023
BACKGROUND: Social robotics is a research field aimed at providing robots with skills related to social behavior and natural human interaction. Many studies have demonstrated the efficacy of these robots as socio-communicative mediators. Others have ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder Adult Communication Humans Social Interaction Child Interpersonal Relations Robotics
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Towards emotionally aligned social robots for dementia: perspectives of care partners and persons with dementia.

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association Dec 1, 2022
BACKGROUND: Persons living with dementia and their care partners place a high value on aging in place and maintaining independence. Socially assistive robots - embodied characters or pets that provide companionship and aid through social interaction ...
Humans Caregivers Independent Living Self-Help Devices Canada Social Interaction Aged Robotics Dementia
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Remote Neuromotor Rehabilitation Interactions Using Social Robot Augmented Telepresence: A Case Study.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings] Jul 1, 2022
There is a growing need to deliver rehabilitation care to patients remotely. Long term demographic changes, geographic shortages of care providers, and now a global pandemic contribute to this need. Telepresence provides an option for delivering this...
Social Interaction Child Robotics Stroke Humans Telerehabilitation Feasibility Studies
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Three Study Cases of Social Robotics in Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment: Personalization and Usability of CASTOR Robot.

IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings] Jul 1, 2022
Social assistive robotics in autism has been implemented in studies and therapies to improve social skills and encourage children to comply with therapies. However, autism symptoms vary in their spectrum, which generates difficulties in implementing ...
Autism Spectrum Disorder Child Social Interaction Robotics Humans
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Designing a Social Robot Companion to Support Homecare: Usability Results.

Studies in health technology and informatics Jun 29, 2022
Earlier studies show frail seniors often experience loneliness and depression. Moreover, frailty can lead problems with medication and nutrition patterns. The availability of family care and/or nursing care at home is limited. Digital companions, suc...
Caregivers Home Care Services Frailty Social Interaction Robotics Humans
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Linguistic Redundancy and its Effects on Younger and Older Adults' Real-Time Comprehension and Memory.

Cognitive science Apr 1, 2022
Redundant modifiers can facilitate referential interpretation by narrowing attention to intended referents. This is intriguing because, on traditional accounts, redundancy should impair comprehension. Little is known, however, about the effects of re...
Robotics Aged Social Interaction Humans Linguistics Comprehension Adult Language
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