Publication Details

Elaine Short, Katelyn Swift-Spong, Jillian Greczek, Aditi Ramachandran, Alexandru Litoiu, Elena C. Grigore, David Feil-Seifer, Samuel Shuster, Jin Joo Lee, Shaobo Huang, Svetlana Levonisova, Sarah Litz, Jamy Li, Gisele Ragusa, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Maja Matarić, and Brian Scassellati. "How to Train Your DragonBot: Socially Assistive Robots for Teaching Children About Nutrition Through Play." In International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), page 924-929, Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug 2014. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926371 ( pdf )


  • Keywords:
  • SARG
  • HRI
  • nutrition
  • socially assistive robotics

Abstract

This paper describes an extended (6-session) interaction between an ethnically and geographically diverse group of 26 first-grade children and the DragonBot robot in the context of learning about healthy food choices. We find that children demonstrate a high level of enjoyment when interacting with the robot, and a statistically significant increase in engagement with the system over the duration of the interaction. We also find evidence of relationship-building between the child and robot, and encouraging trends towards child learning. These results are promising for the use of socially assistive robotic technologies for long-term one-on-one educational interventions for younger children

Author Details

Name: Elaine Short
Status: Inactive

Name: Katelyn Swift-Spong
Status: Inactive

Name: Jillian Greczek
Status: Inactive

Name: Aditi Ramachandran
Status: Inactive

Name: Alexandru Litoiu
Status: Inactive

Name: Elena Grigore
Status: Inactive

Name: David Feil-Seifer
email: dave@cse.unr.edu
Website: http://cse.unr.edu/~dave
Phone: (775) 784-6469
Status: Active

Name: Samuel Shuster
Status: Inactive

Name: Jin Joo Lee
Status: Inactive

Name: Shaobo Huang
Status: Inactive

Name: Svetlana Levonisova
Status: Inactive

Name: Sarah Litz
Status: Inactive

Name: Jamy Li
Status: Inactive

Name: Gisele Ragusa
Status: Inactive

Name: Donna Spruijt-Metz
Status: Inactive

Name: Maja Matarić
email: maja@cs.usc.edu
Website: http://robotics.usc.edu/~maja
Status: Inactive

Name: Brian Scassellati
Status: Inactive

BibTex Reference

@inproceedings{short2014how,
  title={How to Train Your DragonBot: Socially Assistive Robots for Teaching Children About Nutrition Through Play},
  author={Elaine Short and Katelyn Swift-Spong and Jillian Greczek and Aditi Ramachandran and Alexandru Litoiu and Elena C. Grigore and David Feil-Seifer and Samuel Shuster and Jin Joo Lee and Shaobo Huang and Svetlana Levonisova and Sarah Litz and Jamy Li and Gisele Ragusa and Donna Spruijt-Metz and Maja Matarić and Brian Scassellati},
  year={2014},
  month={August},
  pages={924-929},
  address={Edinburgh, Scotland},
  publisher={IEEE},
  doi={10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926371},
  isbn={978-1-4799-6763-6},
  booktitle={International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)},
}

HTML Reference

<span class="authors">Elaine Short, Katelyn Swift-Spong, Jillian Greczek, Aditi Ramachandran, Alexandru Litoiu, Elena C. Grigore, David Feil-Seifer, Samuel Shuster, Jin Joo Lee, Shaobo Huang, Svetlana Levonisova, Sarah Litz, Jamy Li, Gisele Ragusa, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Maja Matarić, and Brian Scassellati</span>. <span class="title">"How to Train Your DragonBot: Socially Assistive Robots for Teaching Children About Nutrition Through Play." </span> In <span class="booktitle">International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)</span>, <span class="page">page 924-929</span>, <span class="address">Edinburgh, Scotland</span>, <span class="month">Aug</span> <span class="year">2014</span>. <span class="ending">IEEE.</span> <span class="doi">doi: 10.1109/ROMAN.2014.6926371</span>