TY - CONF T1 - Long-Term Human-Robot Interaction with Young Users T2 - Proc. ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction conference (HRI-2011) (Robots with Children Workshop) Y1 - 2011 A1 - Paul E. Baxter A1 - Tony Belpaeme A1 - Lola Cañamero A1 - Cosi, Piero A1 - Yiannis Demiris A1 - Valentin Enescu A1 - Antoine Hiolle A1 - Kruijff-Korbayová, Ivana A1 - Rosemarijn Looije A1 - Nalin, Marco A1 - Mark A. Neerincx A1 - Hichem Sahli A1 - Giocomo Sommavilla A1 - Tesser, Fabio A1 - Rachel Wood AB - Artificial companion agents have the potential to combine novel means for effective health communication with young patients support and entertainment. However, the theory and practice of long-term child-robot interaction is currently an underdeveloped area of research. This paper introduces an approach that integrates multiple functional aspects necessary to implement temporally extended human-robot interaction in the setting of a paediatric ward. We present our methodology for the implementation of a companion robot which will be used to support young patients in hospital as they learn to manage a lifelong metabolic disorder (diabetes). The robot will interact with patients over an extended period of time. The necessary functional aspects are identified and introduced, and a review of the technical challenges involved is presented. JF - Proc. ACM/IEEE Human-Robot Interaction conference (HRI-2011) (Robots with Children Workshop) CY - Lausanne, Switzerland UR - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228470784_Long-term_human-robot_interaction_with_young_users N1 - Downlaod ER -