Design, ontology and evaluation of PAL prototype supporting shared child-caregiver responsibility: DR 1.5

In the third design-test cycle of PAL, we refined the prototype based on the outcomes of the previous cycles and additional user feedback sessions. The new protype was improved on its overall usability, goal setting & achievements framework, personalised child-agent interactions, educational content, gamification and the dashboards for parents ...

Evaluation of PAL prototype supporting knowledge and awareness: DR 1.3

This report presents the work WP1 with a focus on T1.4: The results from the rst design and evaluation cycle. This cycle contained a number of related experiments (i.e., formative evaluations of PAL prototypes). Each experiment had speci c research questions concerning PAL functionality and expected outcomes (claims) concerning (1) child's...

Co-design of the PAL robot and avatar that perform joint activities with children for improved diabetes self-management

Child's culture-related experiences with a social robot at diabetes camps

This paper investigates the experiences of Italian and Dutch children while interacting with a social robot that is designed to support their diabetes self-management. Observations of children's behaviors and analyses of questionnaires at diabetes camps, showed positive experiences with variation (e.g., Italian children seemed to be more open...

Design and ontology of PAL prototype supporting knowledge and awareness: DR 1.2

This report presents the first user needs analyses, designs and evaluations of workpackage 1 (WP1) of the PAL project. The first general objective of WP1 is to identify the user needs, human factors knowledge and technological opportunities for the project and to take care that these needs, knowledge and opportunities are well-addressed...

Dissemination Report: DRs 6.1, 6.5, 6.9: Y1

This report presents the first user needs analyses, designs and evaluations of workpackage 1 (WP1) of the PAL project. The first general objective of WP1 is to identify the user needs, human factors knowledge and technological opportunities for the project and to take care that these needs, knowledge and opportunities are well-addressed...

Towards Long-Term Social Child-Robot Interaction: Using Multi-Activity Switching to Engage Young Users

Social robots have the potential to provide support in a number of practical domains, such as learning and behaviour change. This potential is particularly relevant for children, who have proven receptive to interactions with social robots. To reach learning and therapeutic goals, a number of issues need to be investigated, notably the design of...