… Our study also suggests that non-robotic animals, such as a look-alike Plush Toy, are not
perceived as being useful for people with dementia. Indeed, due to the lack of movement and …

… of social robots in future aged and dementia care. To date, a range of social robots have …
commonly studied pet-type robot is Paro (Figure 1), a robotic harp seal developed in Japan by …

… the findings suggest that fully automated, social robots may ultimately hold promise as one
… by the three intervention groups (ie, social robot (SR), avatar, or plush toy) and in table 4 to …

… Moreover, plush toys are associated with children's social pretend play, inventing voices for
characters and creating narratives. At preschool age, "pretending" with a physical character …

… with dolls or plush toys than with robotic or virtual characters [… in the use of social robots in
the form of plush toys to provide … dolls and plush toys for therapeutic purposes and robots that …

… Plush toy likewise ‘puppeteer-ed’ by CLS present at the bedside. Video observation child: …
and talked more to the robot compared to the virtual and the plush bear. They also seemed to …

… This study investigated how a social robot, a virtual character, and a plush toy could
influence young pediatric inpatients socio-emotional well-being in a hospital setting. In our ex…

… Robotics Responsible Robotics . We then illustrate ERA, first with a hypothetical smart
robot Robots teddy bear (RoboTed), and later with an actual smart robot toy Smart Robot Toy (…

… A Furby can be considered as a robot inside a stuffed toy. It is the first electronic emotion-technology
toy pet with voice recognition and complex facial movements. Its abilities to speak …

… social robots in interventions for persons with cognitive disability. This paper describes ELE,
a plush social robot … by reusing a cheap commercial plush toy provided with body movement …