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dc.contributor.authorBradwell, Hannah
dc.contributor.authorWinnington, Rhona
dc.contributor.authorThill, Serge
dc.contributor.authorJones, Ray B.
dc.contributor.otherFaculty of Health & Human Sciencesen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-24T17:53:25Z
dc.date.available2021-06-24T17:53:25Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/17276
dc.description.abstract

This paper reflects on four studies completed over the last 24 months, with social robots including Pepper, Paro, Joy for All cats and dogs, Miro, Pleo, Padbot and cheaper toys, including i) focus groups and interviews on suitable robot pet design, ii) surveys on ethical perceptions of robot pets, and iii) recorded interactions between stakeholders and a range of social robots. In total, up to 371 participants’ views were included across the analysed studies. Data was reviewed and mined for relevance to the use and impact of morphology types for social robots in health and social care. Results suggested biomorphic design was preferable over mechanomorphic, and speech and life-simulation features (such as breathing) were well received. Anthropomorphism demonstrated some limitations in evoking fear and task-expectations that were absent for zoomorphic designs. The combination of familiar, zoomorphic appearance with animacy, life-simulation and speech capabilities thus appeared to be an area of research for future robots developed for health and social care.

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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Plymouthen
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectsocial robots, robot pets, user-centred design, older adults, dementiaen_US
dc.titleMorphology of socially assistive robots for health and social care: A reflection on 24 months of research with anthropomorphic, zoomorphic and mechanomorphic devicesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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