Original article: Can social robots help children in healthcare contexts? A scoping review -
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Purpose: Play is an essential part of children's lives. Children with physical disabilities
experience difficulties in play, especially those with severe physical disabilities. With the …

Aims: Children with limited gross motor and manual abilities have fewer opportunities to
engage in free play. We investigated the effect of a robotic intervention on the playfulness of …

Robots present an opportunity to redefine traditional game scenarios by being physical
embodiments of agents/game elements. Robot assisted play has been used to reduce the …

Studies show dramatic increase in elderly population of Western Europe over the next few
decades, which will put pressure on healthcare systems. Measures must be taken to meet …

The aim of this study was to explore the application of the IROMEC (Interactive social
RObotic Mediators as Companions) robot to support play for children with severe physical …

Purpose: Play is an important occupation in a child's development. Children with disabilities
often have fewer opportunities to engage in meaningful play than typically developing …

This paper presents some of the ethical challenges that current care robots raise in home-
and healthcare services for senior adults (≥ 65 years). The paper is grounded in some of …

BACKGROUND: Play is essential for children's development. Children with severe physical
disabilities often experience problems engaging in play. In rehabilitation and special …

This paper presents an observational preliminary study to examine the potentialities of the
humanoid social robots as non-pharmacological techniques for children. The aim of the …