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The paro robot seal as a social mediator for healthy users
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Wood, Natalie T. Sharkey, Amanda J. C. Mountain, Gail A. Millings, Abigail |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Robots are being designed to provide companionship, but there is some concern that they could lead to a reduction in human contact for vulnerable populations. However, some field data suggests that robots may have a social mediation effect in humanhuman interactions. This study examined social mediation effects in a controlled laboratory setting. In this study 114 unacquainted female volunteers were put in pairs and randomised to interact together with an active Paro, an inactive Paro, or a dinosaur toy robot. Each pair was invited to evaluate and interact with the robot together during a ten minute session. Post-interaction questionnaires measured the quality of dyadic interaction between participants during the session. Our results indicate that the strongest social mediation effect was from the active Paro. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/95993/1/AISB%202015%20-%20Natalie%20Wood%20-%20Final_submitted.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/events/2015/AISB2015/proceedings/hri/4-Wood-theparorobot.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
