Child's Culture-related Experiences with a Social Robot at Diabetes Camps

Conference paper (2016)

Authors

Anouk Neerincx Universiteit Leiden

Francesca Sacchitelli Ospedale San Raffaele

Rianne Kaptein TNO

Sylvia van der Pal TNO

Elettra Oleari Fondazione Centro San Raffaele

M.A. Neerincx Interactive Intelligence -

Research Group

Interactive Intelligence () (TU Delft)

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Published Date

07-03-2016

Language

English

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Faculty

Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science

Department

Intelligent Systems

Research Group

Interactive Intelligence

Abstract

This paper investigates the experiences of Italian and Dutch children while interacting with a social robot that is designed to support their diabetes self-management. Observations of children’s behaviors and analyses of questionnaires at diabetes camps, showed positive experiences with variation (e.g., Italian children seemed to be more open and expressive, and more close to the robot compared to the Dutch children). A culture-aware robot should be sensitive to such differences.