aibo Research

Research

• Robot Therapy Aids Mental Health in Patients with Hematological Malignancy During Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in a Protective Isolation Unit - 2024-02-27 - Research Publication - Twenty-one patients undergoing hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation were randomized between an aibo intervention group and a control group inside a protective isolation unit. Salivary chromogranin A decreased… - source: doi.org
• Designing Man's New Best Friend: Enhancing Human-Robot Dog Interaction through Dog-Like Framing and Appearance - 2022-02-08 - Research Publication - Twenty-nine participants interacted with aibo in a two-by-two design that varied puppy-versus-robot framing and fur-versus-no-fur appearance. Puppy framing increased dog-name use, praise and the variety and complexity of… - source: doi.org
• The Pilot Study of Group Robot Intervention on Pediatric Inpatients and Their Caregivers, Using 'New aibo' - 2021-10-30 - Research Publication - Researchers observed group aibo sessions involving 127 chronically ill pediatric inpatients and 116 caregivers at Japan's National Center for Child Health and Development during March and April 2018. About two-thirds of… - source: doi.org