Ropi
Provide emotional support to hospitalized children.
About the Project
Injury burns are traumatic events, especially for children. The use of combined pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies in hospitals favor emotional experiences. However, in Latin American hospitals, which have low budgets, it is not possible to hire therapeutic support personnel, such as clowns, due to the lack of available human resources. RoPi is a social robot created to assist hospitalized children's emotional support through its multicolor interchangeable pieces and its interactive functions.
Published Papers
RoPi: Robotic Assistant for the Emotional Support of Hospitalized Children for Burns