Are Social Robots Effective in Robot-Assisted Interventions for Social Anxiety?

Consequential Robotics

February 8, 2022

Animal Therapy, Coding, Cognitive Neuroscience, Companion robots, Healthtech, Human robot interaction, Psychology, Robotic Research, Robotics, Social Care, Social Distancing, Social Robots, Social Sciences

Are Social Robots Effective in Robot-Assisted Interventions for Social Anxiety?

Last month, the University of Waterloo (Samira Rasouli, Garima Gupta, Elizabeth Nilsen & Kerstin Dautenhahn) published a paper on the effectiveness of social robots for clinicians and patients in Robot-Assisted Interventions for Social Anxiety. They used MiRo and a range of social robots in their study.

Consequential Robotics

January 13, 2022

Animal Therapy, Companion robots, Healthtech, News, Social Care, Robotics, Social Robots

Can Robots Care?

Consequential Robotics

January 13, 2022

Animal Therapy, Companion robots, Healthtech, News, Social Care, Robotics, Social Robots

Looking for a fun exhibition for the New Year? Come and visit MiRo at the prestigious Thackray Museum of Medicine! The playful ‘Can Robots care?’ exhibition offers visitors the chance to explore a range of robots designed to care for humans.

Consequential Robotics

January 28, 2021

Biomimetics, Companion robots, Healthtech, Human robot interaction, Robotic Research, Robotics, Social Care, Social Isolation, Social Robots, Animal Therapy

MiRo for Research: Could Robots Replace Real Therapy Dogs?

Consequential Robotics

January 28, 2021

Biomimetics, Companion robots, Healthtech, Human robot interaction, Robotic Research, Robotics, Social Care, Social Isolation, Social Robots, Animal Therapy

MiRo for Research: Could Robots Replace Real Therapy Dogs?

MiRo-E users and researchers in the Department of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth have found that robotic animals may be a better alternative to real-life therapy dogs.