In a diverse society, a crucial aspect of developing social robots is their ability to adapt to each individual's characteristics. There are two types of adaptation: physical and social. In pHRI, attention is paid to physical adaptation, but by investigating the social meaning of physical adaptation, we can extend it to social adaptation. Although ...
Mental health and psychological distress are rising in adults, showing the importance of wellbeing promotion, support, and technique practice that is effective and accessible. Interactive social robots have been tested to deliver health programs but have not been explored to deliver wellbeing technique training in detail. A pilot randomised control...
The human–robot interaction (HRI) field goes beyond the mere technical aspects of developing robots, often investigating how humans perceive robots. Human perceptions and behavior are determined, in part, by expectations. Given the impact of expectations on behavior, it is important to understand what expectations individuals bring into HRI setting...
La place du robot social en situation au sein d’établissements pour personnes âgées interroge et, durant cette thèse, j’ai voulu étudier les réalités de l’introduction d’une machine co-conçue par une démarche living lab au sein même de ces institutions. Le robot a été placé en milieu situé et sur un temps long : trois mois dans un EHPAD puis sept m...
This paper outlines a methodology to analyze the coconstruction of ethical interactions between humans and social robots. Indeed, in view of the aging populations of many societies worldwide, such robots could be useful for helping caregivers in many ways. Nevertheless, ethical robots are a precondition for this possibility. Based on the concept of...
We present a service robot able to provide directions to people in a natural way, taking into account and adapting to humans' perspectives. Like a human helping someone to find their way in the street, the robot does not accompany the person to their final destination but moves a little, if necessary, to a few meters to reach a position where visua...
Published in Biologia futura
The detailed description of behaviour of the interacting parties is becoming more and more important in human-robot interaction (HRI), especially in social robotics (SR). With the rise in the number of publications, there is a substantial need for the objective and comprehensive description of implemented robot behaviours to ensure comparability an...
Published in Informatics for health & social care
About 40 000 individuals depend on assisted living in long-term care facilities in Norway. Around 80% of these have a cognitive impairment or suffer from dementia. This actualizes the need for activities that are tailored to individual needs. For some users, technology-assisted participation in communal activities can be an alternative approach to ...
Published in International Journal of Social Robotics
We conducted an empirical study to co-design a social robot with children to bring about long-term behavioural changes. As a case study, we focused our efforts to create a social robot to promote handwashing in community settings while adhering to minimalistic design principles. Since cultural views influence design preferences and technology accep...
This research examines how to design social robots to support self-regulated learning skills for piano practice. More specifically, a social robot is used to provide feedback to children and initiate self-assessment. To assess the impact of this approach on children’s motivation and performance, we conducted an experiment in a music school where 50...
