Social robots for health applications

Social robots are designed to interact with people in a manner that is consistent with human social psychology. They are a particularly intriguing technology in health domains due to their ability to engage people along social and emotional dimensions. In this paper, we highlight a number of interes...

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Published in2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol. 2011; pp. 5368 - 5371
Main Author Breazeal, C.
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.01.2011
Subjects
Artificial Intelligence
Conferences
Diseases
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Pediatrics
Robot kinematics
Robotics - trends
Social Behavior
Social Isolation
Therapy, Computer-Assisted - trends
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ISBN9781424441211
1424441218
ISSN1094-687X
1557-170X
DOI10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091328

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Summary:Social robots are designed to interact with people in a manner that is consistent with human social psychology. They are a particularly intriguing technology in health domains due to their ability to engage people along social and emotional dimensions. In this paper, we highlight a number of interesting opportunities for social robots in healthcare related applications.
ISBN:9781424441211
1424441218
ISSN:1094-687X
1557-170X
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6091328