Clinician Perspectives on Autonomy and Trust in Robots for Pediatric Interventions

Describes a study where pediatric clinicians were interviewed regarding their opinions about using assistive robots and levels of autonomy for robots interacting with their patients.

October 2024 · Ameer Helmi, Bethany M. Sloane, Samuel W. Logan, Naomi T. Fitter

GoBot Go! Using a Custom Assistive Robot to Promote Physical Activity in Children

Describes the expanded results of a study where GoBot interacted with 8 children over two months of weekly sessions and showed how the robot improved the children’s physical activity levels.

October 2024 · Rafael Morales Mayoral, Ameer Helmi, Samuel W. Logan, Naomi T. Fitter

Pilot Observations of an Autonomous Red Light, Green Light Robot for Interactions with Children with Disabilities

Describes the design and initial testing of the red light, green light mode for GoBot.

March 2024 · Susan Liu, Ameer Helmi, Naomi T. Fitter

Robottheory Fitness: GoBot’s Engagement Edge for Spurring Physical Activity in Young Children

Describes the results of a study where GoBot interacted with 8 children over two months of weekly sessions and showed how the robot improved the children’s physical activity levels.

October 2023 · Rafael Morales Mayoral, Ameer Helmi, Shel-Twon Warren, Samuel W. Logan, Naomi T. Fitter

Harnessing the Power of Movement: A Body-Weight Support System & Assistive Robot Case Study

Describes the case study conducted with GoBot, Shelbytron, and the Body-Weight-Support-Harness.

September 2023 · Ameer Helmi, Tze-Hsuan Wang, Samuel W. Logan, Naomi T. Fitter

A Model Child? Behavior Models for Simulated Infant-Robot Interaction

Describes the design and initial evaluation of a simulator that models infant behavior through an annotation method that evaluates infant attention in real-world studies.

December 2022 · Ameer Helmi, Kristen M. Koenig, Naomi T. Fitter

Let Them Have Bubbles! Filling Gaps in Toy-Like Behaviors for Child-Robot Interaction

Describes a review of Fisher-Price toys for developmental capabilities and an analysis of an initial child-robot interaction study.

May 2022 · Ameer Helmi, Samantha Noregaard, Natasha Giulietti, Samuel W. Logan, Naomi T. Fitter