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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University of Sheffield
2016
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.707082 |