"I love this dog"-children's emotional attachment to the robotic dog AIBO

International Journal of Social Robotics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-248

  Weiss, Astrid ^a   Wurhofer, Daniela ^a   Tscheligi, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

AIBO; Case study; Children; Emotional attachment; HRI; Robotic pet

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; SHOPPING CENTERS; SOCIAL ROBOTS;

AIBO; APPLICATION AREA; CHILDREN; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENTS; ROBOTIC PET;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 77954903056     PISSN: 18754791     EISSN: 18754805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12369-009-0024-4     Document Type: Article

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