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Design and Fabrication of a Mobile Social Robot for Pediatric Cancer Hospitals Part II: Design of the Appearance, Social and Educational Interactions/Interventions of the Robot with Children

Mozafari, Behrad | 2018

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 51540 (08)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Mechanical Engineering
  6. Advisor(s): Meghdari, Ali; Alemi, Minoo
  7. Abstract:
  8. The purpose of this research is the design and fabrication of a mobile social robot for children with cancer. This robot is named Arash. Interaction with the robot can improve children's education, as well as their mental condition. Design and development of Arash robot project have been carried out in a number of M.Sc. projects. In the present study, it is specifically focused on three areas of activity:
    1. Design and fabrication of the robot head (and the overall appearance of the robot)
    2. Design and development of human-robot interactions
    3. Social and educational interactions/interventions of the robot with children
    In this study, with the cooperation of child psychologists and art specialists, five sketches of the robot appearance were drawn up. Then, with a survey from 50 children at some hospitals. Arash robot is designed and fabricated based on the selected sketch. The current interactions of the robot are divided into automatic and manual modes. In the automatic interaction mode, the robot responds automatically to the children's behaviour. In the manual interaction mode, the robot executes a pre-recorded performance with the operator's command. Finally, dialogues and body gestures were recorded on the robot to employ the manual interaction in hospitals, with the cooperation of psychologists. Questionnaires were given to 20 children to determine the acceptance of the robot and its effects on reducing children's anxiety. The results showed that the children properly were engaged with Arash, and the robot could be effective in reducing the level of distress (depression, anxiety and anger) in children with cancer
  9. Keywords:
  10. Humanoid Robot ; Social Robotics ; Arash Robot ; Human Robot Interaction (HRI) ; Robot Design ; Children with Cancer ; Face Detection ; Face Recognition

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