A Socially Assistive Robot using Automated Planning in a Paediatric Clinical Setting

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2210.09753v1
• Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2022 11:05:37 GMT
• Title: A Socially Assistive Robot using Automated Planning in a Paediatric Clinical Setting
• Authors: Alan Lindsay, Andres Ramirez-Duque, Ronald P.A. Petrick, Mary Ellen Foster
• Abstract summary: We present an ongoing project that aims to develop a social robot to help children cope with painful and distressing medical procedures. Our approach uses automated planning as a core component for action selection. A key capability of our system is that the robot's behaviour adapts based on the affective state of the child patient.
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• Abstract: We present an ongoing project that aims to develop a social robot to help children cope with painful and distressing medical procedures in a clinical setting. Our approach uses automated planning as a core component for action selection in order to generate plans that include physical, sensory, and social actions for the robot to use when interacting with humans. A key capability of our system is that the robot's behaviour adapts based on the affective state of the child patient. The robot must operate in a challenging physical and social environment where appropriate and safe interaction with children, parents/caregivers, and healthcare professionals is crucial. In this paper, we present our system, examine some of the key challenges of the scenario, and describe how they are addressed by our system.

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