The huggable: A platform for research in robotic companions for pediatric care

Proceedings of IDC 2009 - The 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 317-320

  Stiehl, Walter Dan ^a   Lee, Jun Ki ^a   Breazeal, Cynthia ^a   Nalin, Marco ^b   Morandi, Angelica ^b   Sanna, Alberto ^b  

^a MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pediatrics; Personal robot; Robotic companion

Indexed keywords

FORM FACTORS; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; PERSONAL ROBOT; RESEARCH QUESTIONS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; PEDIATRICS; ROBOTICS; STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS;

ROBOTS;

EID: 70450284623     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1551788.1551872     Document Type: Conference Paper

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