Effects of off-activity talk in human-robot interaction with diabetic children

摘要: This paper presents the results from an experiment with a conversational human-robot interaction system aimed at long-term support for diabetic children. The offers set of activities to help child improve its capability manage diabetes. There is large body literature on techniques that artificial agents can use establish and maintain social-emotional relationships their users. novel aspect in present study inclusion off-activity talk interspersed within pertaining activity hand elicit child's self-disclosure. children our (N=20, age 11–14) were more interested have another session robot when included also talk, even though there was no difference perception by between groups without talk. Furthermore, individual interactions positively influenced children's adherence therapy-related requirement, namely filling nutritional diary.