Social Distancing

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

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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.

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Can Robots Support Social Distancing within the Home?

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Can Robots Support Social Distancing within the Home?

Hear from Professor Lynne Baillie from the School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences at Heriot-Watt University, who, along with Computer Science graduate Neve Curnyn, investigated whether MiRo could assist with social distancing within the home.

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In Conversation Video: Blended Learning in Universities with MiRoCLOUD

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In Conversation Video: Blended Learning in Universities with MiRoCLOUD

With the need for blended learning - the combination of online and on-site learning being at the top of the agenda for education in 2021; this video shares how the University of Sheffield have started to apply the blended learning approach to their courses.

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Winners of Innovate UK's Covid-19 Rapid Response Competition

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Winners of Innovate UK's Covid-19 Rapid Response Competition

In April 2020, the UK government announced that UK businesses could apply for a share of up to £40 million to respond to new and urgent needs in UK and global communities during and following the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Creating Robots that are Emotionally Engaging

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Creating Robots that are Emotionally Engaging

We’re often asked about MiRo’s emotionally engaging design, when MiRo users are stroking its head and gazing adoringly at MiRo as it looks up at them with its big puppy dog eyes. Creating a robotic device that is emotionally engaging was a key component to MiRo’s design

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12 Key Research Challenges for the Future Use of Robots in Social Care

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12 Key Research Challenges for the Future Use of Robots in Social Care

As technology companies and product designers begin to focus on developing robots for social care, they will also start to consider the research challenges. Professor Tony Prescott highlights twelve key research challenges.

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The Isolation Pandemic.

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The Isolation Pandemic.

Humans are social creatures. One of the consequences of the current Covid19 situation is that many of us have now experienced social isolation as the by-product of social distancing or shielding. We know first-hand how it feels and the inevitable impact it has on one’s mental well-being.