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The pandemic increased the number of people in mourning and safety protocols interfered with rituals and customs people were used to when a loved one ...

Autistic kids have difficulties communicating with others and learning new things in an academic environment. Cogui is a robot designed for ASD children. It converses ...

Injury burns are traumatic events, especially for children. The use of combined pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies in hospitals favor emotional ...

Arpi is a social robot designed to keep children with tonic-clonic epilepsy company and help the families to take care of them. Arpi monitors the child's mood and empathically ...

This study introduces AllyBot, an educational robot tailored for early adolescent girls in Peru, aiming to empower them in the domains of Technology and Art. With a focus ...

The use of robotic objects and platforms has the potential to provide interactive methods that generate engagement. This study proposes the ...

The pandemic has made everybody stay studying at home, but also there have always been isolated people who need a little push to study or interact with ...

This study investigates the potential of robotic horticultural therapy as an innovative alternative for plant care and stress management in university students through the design and implementation of ...
This paper introduces the study of AllyBot, an educational robot aimed at empowering Peruvian girls in STEAM fields. Focused on middle childhood, AllyBot promotes collaborative learning, embraces mistakes, and offers progressive experiences to foster self-esteem and confidence. Through group activities, customization, and positive feedback, it creates a supportive environment for girls to develop essential skills. The envisioned scenario integrates art, mathematics, science, and environmental topics from Peru’s National Curriculum. AllyBot’s user-assembled design, customizable components, and emotional expressions emphasize human-robot interaction dynamics, highlighting the importance of fostering self-efficacy through dialogue.

MAPPO (Mascota Asistencial Para Pacientes Oncológicos) is a social robot designed to guide, help and keep company children...