"An Emotional Support Animal, Without the Animal": Design Guidelines for a Social Robot to Address Symptoms of Depression.

Autor: Collins, Sawyer, Baugus Henkel, Kenna, Henkel, Zachary, Bennett, Casey C., Stanojevic, Cedomir, Piatt, Jennifer A., Bethel, Cindy L., Sabanović, Selma
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Zdroj: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction; Mar2024, p147-156, 10p
Abstrakt: Socially assistive robots can be used as therapeutic technologies to address depression symptoms. Through three sets of workshops with individuals living with depression and clinicians, we developed design guidelines for a personalized therapeutic robot for adults living with depression. Building on the design of Therabot, workshop participants discussed various aspects of the robot's design, sensors, behaviors, and a robot connected mobile phone app. Similarities among participants and workshops included a preference for a soft textured exterior and natural colors and sounds. There were also differences - clinicians wanted the robot to be able to call for aid, while participants with depression differed in their degree of comfort in sharing data collected by the robot with clinicians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index