Towards robot-assisted therapy : identifying mechanisms of effect in human-biomimetic robot interaction

This thesis provides a framework for understanding human-robot relationships based on human-other bonds. It focuses on human-animal interactions and the positive effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT), proposing that Robot-Assisted Therapy (RAT), with biomimetic robots, could benefit from a better...

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Main Author: Collins, E. C.
Other Authors: Prescott, Tony
Published: University of Sheffield 2016
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.707082