Abstract Social robots and their interactions with children are becoming increasingly sophisticated, the emergence of child-robot relationships as a likely result. However, adequate measurement instruments that tap into concepts associated relationship formation scarce. We aimed to develop three measures can be used assess children’s closeness to, trust in, perceived social support from, robot. established validity reliability these among 87 Dutch aged 7 11 years old. Because shortness,...

The aim of this study was to investigate whether a social robot that models prosocial behavior (in terms giving away stickers) influences the occurrence among children as well extent which behave prosocially. Additionally, we investigated and children's changed when being repeated modeled by affected norms behavior. In one-factorial experiment (weakly vs. strongly robot), 61 aged 8 10 alternately played four rounds game against computer and, after each round, could decide give stickers....

The increasing sophistication of social robots has intensified calls for transparency about robots’ machine nature. Initial research suggested that providing children with information mechanical status does not alter children's humanlike perception of, and relationship formation with, robots. Against this background, our study experimentally investigated the effects a robot's lack human psychological capacities (intelligence, self-consciousness, emotionality, identity construction,...

Although scholars have focused on the role of self-disclosure in context child-robot interaction and relationship formation, little is known as to how effects a robot's vary by information robot shares. Moreover, influence question-asking children's perception of, formation with remains understudied. We therefore investigated experimentally, 2 × between-subjects design, children perceive relate social when engages (personal) versus (factual) self-description does or not ask them questions....

This paper presents a study on (1) how children experience pet robot, (2) they play with it and (3) children's perceptions interaction robots are interrelated. The features different types of subjective objective techniques to assess the degree perceived social entity from self-reports (i.e. questionnaires) observed behavior. Three short questionnaires an ad hoc code scheme 15 low-level micro-behaviors were developed. 28 scholars aged 8 12 at school during period Pleo robot asked answer...

Abstract It has been well documented that children perceive robots as social, mental, and moral others. Studies on child-robot interaction may encourage this perception of robots, first, by using a Wizard Oz (i.e., teleoperation) set-up and, second, having engage in self-description. However, much remains unknown about the effects transparent teleoperation self-description children’s of, relationship formation with robot. To address research gap initially, we conducted an experimental study...

This study aimed to explore technological and interpersonal trust in interactions between children social robots. Specifically, we focused on whether distinguish these two types of the constitute independent constructs or interact. Using an exploratory approach, analyzed explanations 87 children, aged 7 11 years, offered for degree which they indicated a robot with had just interacted. Our results suggest that distinguished robot. Three main categories answers could be identified: relating...

Abstract Social robots have increasingly been entering children’s daily lives and their domestic environment. Whereas various studies shown enthusiasm towards social in, for example, an educational context, little is known about acceptance—or rejection—of robots. This paper aimed at filling this research gap by developing a model of intention to adopt robot home, based on the Theory Planned Behavior. Relying data from survey among 570 children aged eight nine, we found that, before having...

Little is known about children's long-term acceptance of social robots; whether different types users exist; and what reasons children have not to use a robot. Moreover, the literature inconclusive how measurement robot (i.e., self-report or observational) affects findings. We relied on both observational data from six-wave panel study among 321 aged eight nine, who were given Cozmo play with at home over course 8 weeks. Children's decreased time, strongest drop after 2–4 Children rarely...

Abstract Social robots progressively enter children’s lives, but little is known about acceptance of social and its antecedents. To fill this research gap, narrative review surveyed 34 articles on child-robot interaction published between 2000 2017. We focused robot, user, characteristics as potential antecedents intentional behavioral robot acceptance. In general, children readily accept robots. However, we found that social, adaptive behavior, sex age, well frequency the seem to affect...

This paper presents an analysis of two comparable studies with LEGO Robotics-based activities in a social skills training program for children autism spectrum disorders (ASD). One study has been carried out group 16 the Unit Pediatrics Psychology and Psychiatry HSJD Barcelona, Spain other 17 at Center Education Engineering Outreach (Tufts U.) Boston, USA. The aim this comparison is discuss lessons learnt develop empirical based guidelines intervention design.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether robot morphology (i.e., anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, or caricatured) influences children's perceptions animacy, anthropomorphism, social presence, and perceived similarity. Based on a sample 35 children aged seven fourteen, we found that, depending the robot's morphology, presence similarity varied, with anthropomorphic typically ranking higher than zoomorphic robot. Our findings suggest that robots should be taken into account when planning,...

Social robots have, in the case of children, rarely been studied from a uses-and-gratifications perspective. As social differ more traditional media, first aim this study was to explore gratifications that children seek and obtain robots. This investigated among 87 children. The second develop initially validate measures for those gratifications. We sample 24 hedonic gratifications-obtained worked reasonably well. informative gratifications-sought seemed problematic, whereas others were...

The aims of the study presented in this paper are to find evidence that customization a robot increases engagement interacting with it, and adaptation non-social robotic platform like LEGO Robotics is possible. has been done 7 years old children from primary school level have doing daily homework activities conducted by during one month. Results showed us higher interaction adaptability social customization.

This paper presents the introduction of a study to compare different treatments within program counseling and education directed parents with cognitive rehabilitation aimed at children through robotics. The Essentials this are described in detail. aim is neuropsychological rehabilitation, addressing cognitive, emotional, behavioral psychosocial deficits caused by brain damage.

This paper presents the introduction of a study to compare different treatments within program counseling and education directed parents with cognitive rehabilitation aimed at children through robotics. The Essentials this are described in detail. aim is neuropsychological rehabilitation, addressing cognitive, emotional, behavioral psychosocial deficits caused by brain damage.

Women are underrepresented in robotics, and this may be partly due to the educational emphasis on mechanical applications rather than social of robotics. This study aimed investigate whether teaching robotics using robots increased girls' engagement compared more vex robots. 20 girls were recruited from school classes. They taught 30 minutes VEX a counter-balanced order. Engagement was measured questionnaires observations. Results showed that significantly engaged robot classes pilot...

In this paper, we introduce a cloud-based structure to enhance long-term engagement in pet-robot companion treatment reduce stress an anxiety hospitalized children. Cloud connectivity enables combine human intervention with artificial intelligent multi-agent bias the Robot Companion behavior order foster better and decrease drop out during treatment.

This paper describes in detail the robot platform used a rehabilitation program for children with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) under project to compare through robotics (1) conventional directed parents (2) and control group where no specific intervention is done (3). As LEGO <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">®</sup> has been demonstrated as useful robotic tool able enhance motivation, we have it attached an iPod which includes...

With social robots entering the consumer market, there is a growing need to study child-robot interaction in domestic environment. Therefore, aim of this was explore children's beliefs that underlie their intended adoption or rejection robot for use homes. Based on content analysis data from 87 children, we found hedonic (i.e., belief having at home pleasurable) were most mentioned robot. More specifically, companionship an often-mentioned belief. Social rarely mentioned. If children...