SOCIUS - Social robots in the promotion of children's mental health
The use of a social robot in primary schools enables digital forms of health promotion using mental health as an example, where human-machine interaction needs to be understood in depth.
Factsheet
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Schools involved
School of Health Professions
Bern Academy of the Arts
Business School -
Institute(s)
Institute of Design Research
Nursing -
Research unit(s)
Environmental Communication Design
Knowledge Visualization
Innovation in the Field of Digital Health - Strategic thematic field Thematic field "Humane Digital Transformation"
- Funding organisation BFH
- Duration (planned) 01.04.2024 - 31.12.2024
- Head of project Prof. Dr. Friederike J.S. Thilo
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Project staff
Sophia Müller
Simon Walker
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Schulze
Prof. Jimmy Schmid
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Riedl - Keywords Robotics, Digital transformation, Human-to-machine interaction, Mental health, Design Science Research, Mind Matters
Situation
The use of social robots is increasing. However, there is a paucity of empirical research on social robots in the field of mental health promotion in primary schools.
Course of action
The following artefacts will be developed in an interdisciplinary, participatory and iterative way, using qualitative research methods, conceptual work and workshops: Research setup, research design, prototyping and documentation methodology.
Looking ahead
Through the use of robots in health promotion in a school setting, a complex context with humans at the centre is being systematically investigated. The aim is to derive appropriate interaction patterns for other settings (e.g. hospitals).
