“The huggable: a new type of therapeutic robotic companion” by Stiehl, Breazeal, Han, Lieberman, Lalla, et al. …
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- Emerging Technologies Sketches
Title:
- The huggable: a new type of therapeutic robotic companion
Session/Category Title: Innovative Interfaces for Work, Fun, and Affection
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Abstract:
A robotic companion featuring a full body “sensitive skin,” novel voice coil actuators, cameras, microphones, an inertial measurement unit, and an embedded PC with 802.11 g networking for relational affective touch.
References:
1. Allen, K. M., K. Blascovich, et al. (1991). “Presence of Human Friends and Pet Dogs as Moderators of Autonomic Responses to Stress in Women.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 61(4): 582–589.
2. McBean, J. and C. Breazeal (2004). Voice Coil Actuators for Human-Robot Interaction. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS04), Sendai, Japan.
3. Stiehl, W. D., J. Lieberman, et al. (2005). The Design of the Huggable: A Therapeutic Robotic Companion for Relational, Affective Touch. AAAI Fall Symposium on Caring Machines: AI in Eldercare, Washington, D.C.
4. Wada, K., T. Shibata, et al. (2002). Effects of Robot Assisted Activity for Elderly People at Day Service Center and Analysis of Its Factors. 4th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, Shanghai, P.R. China.
