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Robot Pets as “Serious Toys”- Activating Social and Emotional Experiences of Elderly People

When robots are used as part of meaningful play, for example to enhance wellbeing, they can be considered “serious toys”. Our study examines the potential of robotic pet toys viewed as companions, which activate social and emotional experiences of the elderly by increasing their wellbeing. In order...

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Autores principales: Ihamäki, Pirita, Heljakka, Katriina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8364409/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34413702
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10796-021-10175-z