Designing intelligent socially assistive robots as effective tools in cognitive interventions

J Chan, G Nejat, J Chen - International Journal of Humanoid …, 2011 - World Scientific
Recently, there has been a growing body of research that supports the effectiveness of using
non-pharmacological cognitive and social training interventions to reduce the decline of or …

The design of an intelligent socially assistive robot for person-centered cognitive interventions

J Chan, G Nejat - International Design Engineering …, 2010 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Recently, there has been a growing body of research that supports the effectiveness of using
non-pharmacological cognitive and social training interventions to reduce the decline of or …

Promoting interactions between humans and robots using robotic emotional behavior

M Ficocelli, J Terao, G Nejat - IEEE transactions on cybernetics, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The objective of a socially assistive robot is to create a close and effective interaction with a
human user for the purpose of giving assistance. In particular, the social interaction …

An interdisciplinary approach to improving cognitive human-robot interaction–a novel emotion-based model

E Fosch-Villaronga, A Barco, B Özcan… - What Social Robots …, 2016 - ebooks.iospress.nl
Abstract Socially Assistive Robotics (SAR) aims to provide robot-assisted therapy, for
physical as well as cognitive rehabilitation. The paper analyzes two distinct use cases of …

Social intelligence for a task-driven assistive robot

G Nejat, M Ficocelli - … Design Engineering Technical …, 2010 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The objective of a socially assistive robot is to create a close and effective interaction with a
human user for the purpose of giving assistance. In particular, the social interaction …

Designing the mind of a social robot

N Lazzeri, D Mazzei, L Cominelli, A Cisternino… - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Humans have an innate tendency to anthropomorphize surrounding entities and have
always been fascinated by the creation of machines endowed with human-inspired …

Detecting emotions during a memory training assisted by a social robot for individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

G Palestra, O Pino - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2020 - Springer
The attention towards robot-assisted therapies (RAT) had grown steadily in recent years
particularly for patients with dementia. However, rehabilitation practice using humanoid …

Minimizing task-induced stress in cognitively stimulating activities using an intelligent socially assistive robot

J Chan, G Nejat - 2011 RO-MAN, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dementia is currently a growing epidemic, bringing forth severe health, social, and
economic strains. As an alternative to pharmacological measures, current research supports …

A mind-inspired architecture for adaptive hri

A Umbrico, R De Benedictis, F Fracasso… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
One of the main challenges of social robots concerns the ability to guarantee robust,
contextualized and intelligent behavior capable of supporting continuous and personalized …

Social intelligence for a robot engaging people in cognitive training activities

J Chan, G Nejat - International Journal of Advanced Robotic …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Current research supports the use of cognitive training interventions to improve the brain
functioning of both adults and children. Our work focuses on exploring the potential use of …