3 papers
cs.RO2025
Critical Insights about Robots for Mental Wellbeing
Guy Laban, Micol Spitale, Minja Axelsson +2
Social robots are increasingly being explored as tools to support emotional wellbeing, particularly in non-clinical settings. Drawing on a range of empirical studies and practical…
cs.RO2025
Robot-Led Vision Language Model Wellbeing Assessment of Children
Nida Itrat Abbasi, Fethiye Irmak Dogan, Guy Laban +4
This study presents a novel robot-led approach to assessing children's mental wellbeing using a Vision Language Model (VLM). Inspired by the Child Apperception Test (CAT), the soci…
cs.HC2025
A Longitudinal Study of Child Wellbeing Assessment via Online Interactions with a Social Robot
Nida Itrat Abbasi, Guy Laban, Tamsin Ford +2
Socially Assistive Robots are studied in different Child-Robot Interaction settings. However, logistical constraints limit accessibility, particularly affecting timely support for…