Probo, an Intelligent Huggable Robot for HRI Studies with Children

Probo, an Intelligent Huggable Robot for HRI Studies with Children

by Kristof Goris, Bram Vanderborght, Dirk Lefeber, Jelle Saldien

2010· ISBN 9789533070513
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This chapter surveys some of the research trends in social robotics and its applications to human-robot interaction (HRI). The past four years a unique robotic research platform, called Probo, is developed by the Robotics & Multibody Mechanics (R&MM) group to study physical and cognitive human-robot interaction (HRI) with a special focus on children. The robot Probo is designed to act as a social interface, providing a natural interaction while employing human-like social cues and communication modalities. The concept of the huggable robot Probo is a result of the desire to improve the living conditions of children in hospital environment. These children need distraction and lots of information. Probo can be used in hospitals, as a tele-interface for entertainment, communication and medical assistance. Probo has to be seen as an imaginary animal based on the ancient mammoths. By giving the robot a origin, Probo gets an identity in contrast to other similar robots. The.

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