Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (5)

A comparison of humanoid and non-humanoid robots in supporting the learning of pupils with severe intellectual disabilities (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Aslam, S., Standen, P., Shopland, N., & Burton, A. (2016). A comparison of humanoid and non-humanoid robots in supporting the learning of pupils with severe intellectual disabilities. In Proceedings - 2016 International Conference on Interactive Technologies and Games (ITAG). https://doi.org/10.1109/iTAG.2016.9

Previous research has shown that the humanoid NAO robot can enhance learning as well as improve communication in children with intellectual disabilities. However, most special needs schools cannot afford the humanoid NAO robot due to high costs. Coul... Read More about A comparison of humanoid and non-humanoid robots in supporting the learning of pupils with severe intellectual disabilities.

Adapting a humanoid robot for use with children with profound and multiple disabilities (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Standen, P. J., Brown, D. J., Hedgecock, J., Roscoe, J., Galvez Trigo, M. J., & Elgajiji, E. (2016). Adapting a humanoid robot for use with children with profound and multiple disabilities.

With all the developments in information technology (IT) for people with disabilities, few interventions have been designed for people with profound and multiple disabilities as there is little incentive for companies to design and manufacture techno... Read More about Adapting a humanoid robot for use with children with profound and multiple disabilities.

Exploring the Relationship between Location and Behaviour in Out of Hours Hospital Care (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Brown, M., Pinchin, J., Blum, J., Sharples, S., Shaw, D., Housley, G., …Blakey, J. (2014). Exploring the Relationship between Location and Behaviour in Out of Hours Hospital Care. In HCI International 2014 - Posters’ Extended Abstracts. HCI 2014. Proceedings, Part II (395-400). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07854-0_69

'Out of Hours' (OoH) hospital care involves a small number of doctors covering a very large number of patients. These doctors are working in stressful environments, performing complex tasks and making difficult task prioritisation decisions, yet litt... Read More about Exploring the Relationship between Location and Behaviour in Out of Hours Hospital Care.

Towards individualised persuasive technology for obesity prevention in teenagers (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Lafortuna, C. L., Caon, M., Tabozzi, S. A., Carrino, S., Coulson, N. S., Serrano, J. C., …Mugellini, E. (2014). Towards individualised persuasive technology for obesity prevention in teenagers. In BIOSTEC 2014: Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (591-598). https://doi.org/10.5220/0004938805910598

Obesity is a major clinical problem for individuals and health care systems worldwide, alarmingly fuelled by body mass excess in the juvenile age. In spite of its multi-factorial origin, unhealthy lifestyles relative to alimentary behaviours and phys... Read More about Towards individualised persuasive technology for obesity prevention in teenagers.

Towards individualised persuasive technology for obesity prevention in teenagers (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Lafortuna, C. L., Caon, M., Tabozzi, S. A., Carrino, S., Coulson, N. S., Serrano, J. C., …Mugellini, E. (2014). Towards individualised persuasive technology for obesity prevention in teenagers. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics: SUPERHEAL, (BIOSTEC 2014) (591-598). https://doi.org/10.5220/0004938805910598

Obesity is a major clinical problem for individuals and health care systems worldwide, alarmingly fuelled by body mass excess in the juvenile age. In spite of its multi-factorial origin, unhealthy lifestyles relative to alimentary behaviours and phys... Read More about Towards individualised persuasive technology for obesity prevention in teenagers.