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most citedUnderstanding Factors that Shape Children's Long Term Engagement with an In-Home Learning Companion Robot

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cs.RO2026

Designing Robots to Support Parent-Child Connections: Opportunities Through Robot-Mediated Communication

Michael F Xu, Bengisu Cagiltay, Yaxin Hu +2

The sense of family connectedness may support positive outcomes including individual well-being, resilience, and healthy family functioning. However, as technologies advance, they…

cs.RO2024★ 4 cited

Robots in Family Routines: Development of and Initial Insights from the Family-Robot Routines Inventory

Michael F. Xu, Bengisu Cagiltay, Joseph Michaelis +2

Despite advances in areas such as the personalization of robots, sustaining adoption of robots for long-term use in families remains a challenge. Recent studies have identified int…

cs.RO2024★ 13 cited

Toward Family-Robot Interactions: A Family-Centered Framework in HRI

Bengisu Cagiltay, Bilge Mutlu

As robotic products become more integrated into daily life, there is a greater need to understand authentic and real-world human-robot interactions to inform product design. Across…

cs.RO2023★ 3 cited

Exploring the Use of Collaborative Robots in Cinematography

Pragathi Praveena, Bengisu Cagiltay, Michael Gleicher +1

Robotic technology can support the creation of new tools that improve the creative process of cinematography. It is crucial to consider the specific requirements and perspectives o…

cs.RO2022★ 13 cited

Exploring Children's Preferences for Taking Care of a Social Robot

Bengisu Cagiltay, Joseph Michaelis, Sarah Sebo +1

Research in child-robot interactions suggests that engaging in "care-taking" of a social robot, such as tucking the robot in at night, can strengthen relationships formed between c…

cs.RO2022★ 35 cited

Understanding Factors that Shape Children's Long Term Engagement with an In-Home Learning Companion Robot

Bengisu Cagiltay, Nathan White, Rabia Ibtasar +2

Social robots are emerging as learning companions for children, and research shows that they facilitate the development of interest and learning even through brief interactions. Ho…

cs.RO2022★ 2 cited

The Unboxing Experience: Exploration and Design of Initial Interactions Between Children and Social Robots

Christine P Lee, Bengisu Cagiltay, Bilge Mutlu

Social robots are increasingly introduced into children's lives as educational and social companions, yet little is known about how these products might best be introduced to their…

cs.RO2022

CONFIDANT: A Privacy Controller for Social Robots

Brian Tang, Dakota Sullivan, Bengisu Cagiltay +3

As social robots become increasingly prevalent in day-to-day environments, they will participate in conversations and appropriately manage the information shared with them. However…