Paper Info
Title
Puffy - an Inflatable Mobile Interactive Companion for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Abstract
The paper describes the design of Puffy, a robotic companion for children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders that has been developed in cooperation with a team of therapists and special educators. Puffy has a combination of features which makes it unique with respect to existing robots for this target group. Puffy is mobile and its egg-shaped body is inflatable and soft. Puffy can interpret children's gestures and movements, facial expressions and emotions. It communicates using voice, lights, movements in space, as well as inside-out projections in its body.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1145/3027063.3053245
CHI Extended Abstracts
Field
DocType
Citations 
Computer science,Gesture,Facial expression,Human–computer interaction,Robot,Inflatable
Conference
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.39
15
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Mirko Gelsomini112019.79
Giulia Leonardi232.09
Marzia Degiorgi321.41
F. Garzotto414613.68
Simone Penati521.41
Jacopo Silvestri621.41
Noëlie Ramuzat721.41
Francesco Clasadonte8234.23