Social robots can improve quality of life for children undergoing prolonged hospital stays,
both by offering a fun and interactive distraction and by providing practical assistance during …

Robots that lend social and emotional support to their users have the potential to extend the
quality of care that humans can provide. However, developing robotic aids to address …

Child and family care professionals in the Netherlands are facing challenges including high
workloads. Technological support could be beneficial in this context, eg for education …

This paper describes a new research project that aims to develop an autonomous and
responsive social robot designed to help children cope with painful procedures in hospital …

We are developing a social robot to help children cope with painful and distressing medical
procedures in the hospital emergency department. This is a domain where a range of …

This short report presents a small-scale explorative study about children with Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) interaction with robots during clinical interactions. This is part of an …

Children and their parents may undergo challenging experiences when admitted for
inpatient care at pediatric hospitals. While most hospitals make efforts to provide socio …

There is growing interest in psychological interventions using socially assistive robots to
mitigate distress and pain in the pediatric population. This work seeks to address the deficit …

The Social Robots in Therapy workshop series aims at advancing research topics related to
the use of robots in the contexts of Social Care and Robot-Assisted Therapy (RAT). Robots …

Today's teens will most likely be the first generation to spend a lifetime living and interacting
with both mechanical and social robots. Although human-robot interaction has been …