NDLI: Design of a Therapeutic Robotic Companion for Relational, Affective Touch (2005)

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Design of a Therapeutic Robotic Companion for Relational, Affective Touch (2005)

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Author	Breazeal, Cynthia Wolf, Michael Lieberman, Jeff Stiehl, Walter Dan Basel, Louis
Description	in IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2005) (Currently Under Review
Abstract	Abstract – Much research has shown the positive health benefits of companion animals. Unfortunately these animals are not always available to patients due to allergies, risk of disease, or other reasons. Recently, this application domain has attracted attention of robotics researchers. The Huggable is a new type of robotic companion capable of active relational and affective touch-based interactions with a person. It features a high number of somatic sensors (electric field, temperature, and force) over the entire surface of the robot, underneath a soft silicone skin and fur fabric covering. This paper describes the design and early results in recognizing affective content of touch for this robot. Index Terms – “sensitive skin”, robotic companion, human robot interaction, “somatic alphabet”, tactile sensing, social affective touch I.
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Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Affective Touch-based Interaction Somatic Sensor Entire Surface Somatic Alphabet Fur Fabric Soft Silicone Skin Social Affective Touch Human Robot Interaction Active Relational Affective Content Much Research Robotics Researcher Companion Animal Therapeutic Robotic Companion Electric Field Positive Health Benefit Robotic Companion Affective Touch Index Term Sensitive Skin High Number Early Result Robotic Companion Capable
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Conference Proceedings

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