This trial involved an automated social robot in a health clinic to collect health data and provide personalized feedback on four key factors: exercise, diet, alcohol and cigarette use. A total of 47 patients completed a 20-minute health questionnaire with a Pepper Robot. Patients reported being as comfortable to discuss health-related topics with a robot or human for exercise, diet, alcohol, cigarette use, and mental health. Program evaluation received moderate ratings for ease of use, usefulness and motivation to change.

The Effects of Robot’s Facial Expressions on Children’s First Impressions of Trustworthiness

This trial tested a social robot to help deliver a low-intensity problem-solving session for students around study-related issues. In the trial, 72 students reported good ratings for emotional reaction to the robot, perceived utility, intention to use the robot again, confidence to use the robot, and perceived helpfulness from the robot. One week later, most students reported that the robot session helped them to fix their chosen issue, and that they used at least one idea from the session.

A Robot-Delivered Program for Low-Intensity Problem-Solving Therapy for Students in Higher Education

Interactive 3A - Applications of Social Robots 1

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RO-MAN 2021's theme is trustworthiness and cooperation. We chose this term well before the pandemic put the world on edge and added a new reason for us to question our own personal safety when in the company of others. But what about in the company of social robots? What would cause us to trust, or not trust, them? How do we as researchers create that feeling, that critical component of any relationship? With social robots, it is of course largely in our power to design the physical form, the control code and the interface software to maximize trustworthiness, facilitate cooperation and enhance the quality of human-robot interaction. This theme also touches upon people's expectations and perceptions of robots, as well as other social, cognitive and cultural factors that will influence human-robot interactions. We will have a special session/track on this topic, invite targeted submissions and include plenary speakers who are specialist in this area. We sincerely hope that this focus will help enlighten the design-thinking of all of us as we fabricate and program our own various systems.

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RO-MAN 2021's theme is trustworthiness and cooperation. We chose this term well before the pandemic put the world on edge and added a new reason for us to question our own personal safety when in the company of others. But what about in the company of social robots? What would cause us to trust, or not trust, them? How do we as researchers create that feeling, that critical component of any relationship? With social robots, it is of course largely in our power to design the physical form, the control code and the interface software to maximize trustworthiness, facilitate cooperation and enhance the quality of human-robot interaction. 


**Session Chairs:** Mead, Ross (Semio) and Tatarian, Karen (SoftBank Robotics and Sorbonne University)

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