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A Pet-like Socially-Assistive Robot to Support Health and Well-Being

支持健康和福祉的宠物式社交辅助机器人

基本信息

批准号：
10004431
负责人：
金额：
$ 8.9万
依托单位：
CONSEQUENTIAL ROBOTICS LIMITED
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Feasibility Studies
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2021 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10004431
关键词：
Pet like Socially Assistive Robot

项目摘要

There is growing evidence that social robots able to interact with people through sound and touch, can help individuals cope with stress and anxiety. As robots are improved, they may also be able to provide other forms of social support for people in need of care, such as reducing the experience of depression and social isolation. This project builds on evidence that interacting with a suitably-designed pet-like robot can have some of the calming and supportive effects of interacting with a companion animal. We will work with multiple stakeholders in the healthcare and education sectors to understand how social robots could be used to support well-being in their settings, and how the robot's behaviour can be best adapted to assist people in specific scenarios. For example, we will explore how children could interact with a robot while they are waiting for a procedure such as a blood test or an operation, and how a social robot could operate as part of pastoral care in schools as a form of "classroom pet". Longer-term applications such as use of robots with older adults in residential care will also be explored. Outcomes of the project will include (i) an improved understanding of the use of social robots to promote health and well-being, (ii) a prototype pet-like robot for therapy and healthcare applications, and (iii) plans for efficacy studies and the production and marketing of a new UK-designed social robot.

越来越多的证据表明，社交机器人能够通过声音和触觉与人互动，可以帮助个人应对压力和焦虑。随着机器人的改进，它们还可能为需要护理的人提供其他形式的社会支持，比如减少抑郁和社会孤立的经历。该项目的基础是，有证据表明，与设计得当的宠物机器人互动，可以产生与同伴动物互动一样的镇静和支持作用。我们将与医疗保健和教育部门的多个利益相关者合作，了解如何使用社交机器人来支持其环境中的福祉，以及如何最好地调整机器人的行为以在特定场景中帮助人们。例如，我们将探索儿童在等待验血或手术等程序时如何与机器人互动，以及社交机器人如何作为学校牧民护理的一部分作为一种形式的“课堂宠物”。还将探索更长期的应用，如在住宿护理中使用机器人和老年人。该项目的成果将包括(I)提高对社交机器人用于促进健康和福祉的理解，(Ii)用于治疗和保健应用的类似宠物的机器人原型，以及(Iii)功效研究和英国设计的新型社交机器人的生产和营销计划。