Het uitgangspunt van dit boekje is een (SIA RAAK Pro) project Sociale robots in de zorg; van experiment tot zorgpraktijk van Zuyd Hogeschool in samenwerking met Windesheim Hogeschool, Adelante Zorggroep, Heliomare, University of Siena en de University of Hertfordshire. Vanaf de start van het onderzoeksproject …

Op het gebied van sociale robots in de zorg voor kinderen wordt op dit moment veel onderzoek gedaan, zowel in Nederland als in andere landen. In dit boekje beschrijven we de visies en ervaringen van mensen die hierbij betrokken zijn – vanuit de zorg, de technologie of als onderzoeker. Via hun observaties, …

Dit boekje is bedoeld als een handreiking aan professionals die werken met knuffelrobots bij mensen met dementie. We hebben op dit gebied twee jaar lang onderzoek gedaan en hebben daarbij enorme steun gehad van professionals die hun inzichten en ervaringen, maar ook hun vragen en twijfels wilden delen. En …

Emotional factors related to aging at home assistive technology are known to affect technology acceptance, effective use, and quality of life improvement. This paper is a survey on the affective dimension of robot-based systems conceived for helping elderly at home. The specificity of elders’ capabilities …

Robot-assisted therapy has been researched for more than a decade and has been dominated by the seal shaped robot Paro. It is however unclear unto what extent the development of Paro has been based upon requirements that are mentioned by care professionals. In this pilot study we interviewed two groups …

Robot assisted therapy has been applied in care for older adults who suffer from dementia for over ten years. Strong effects like improved interac-tion and signs of a higher sense of wellbeing have been reported. Still it is un-clear which features are needed and which robotic pets would are suitable …

This paper presents an analysis of two comparable studies with LEGO Robotics-based activities in a social skills training program for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). One study has been carried out with a group of 16 children in the Unit of Pediatrics Psychology and Psychiatry in HSJD in …

This paper presents a study on (1) how children experience a pet robot, (2) how they play with it and (3) how children’s perceptions on and interaction with pet robots are interrelated. The study features different types of subjective and objective techniques to assess the degree of perceived social …

It is generally recognized that non perceptual factors like age, gender, education and computer experience can have a moderating effect on how perception of a technology leads to acceptance of it. In our present research we are exploring the influence of these factors on the acceptance of assistive …

Older adults prefer an assistive technology that can be adaptive to their needs. However, as an assistive social robot that is autonomous has the possibility of being pro-actively adaptive this could cause feelings of anxiety. Analyzing the results of a study with video’s that feature an assistive social …