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SOCIALLY ASSISTIVE ROBOTS
by
Megan Elizabeth Chao
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(BROADCAST JOURNALISM)
May 2008
Copyright 2008 Megan Elizabeth Chao
Object Description
| Title | Socially assistive robots |
| Author | Chao, Megan Elizabeth |
| Author email | megan.chao@usc.edu |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Journalism (Broadcast Journalism) |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-03-28 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-04-18 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Saltzman, Joseph |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Shen, Wei-Min Birman, Daniel H. |
| Abstract | As technology evolves and advances in the realm of healthcare, humans may soon be interacting actively with robots for rehabilitation purposes. Called socially assistive robots, three target groups have participated in experiments and pre-clinical trials -- children with autism spectrum disorder, patients in post-stroke rehabilitation, and the elderly, in the prevention of mental and physical decline. Maja Matarić, professor of computer science and neuroscience at the University of Southern California, her students in the robotics laboratory, and their collaborators around the world have taken on the creation and design of robots to promote social interaction and friendly physical activity among such groups, while addressing the misconception that robots are harmful entities. They also consider major ethical issues surrounding the incorporation of robots into mainstream society, including medical privacy laws, insurance companies in their recognition of robots as a form of treatment, and affordability. |
| Keyword | socially assistive; robotics |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1157 |
| Rights | Chao, Megan Elizabeth |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Chao-20080418 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume17/etd-Chao-20080418.pdf |
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| Full text | SOCIALLY ASSISTIVE ROBOTS by Megan Elizabeth Chao A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (BROADCAST JOURNALISM) May 2008 Copyright 2008 Megan Elizabeth Chao |
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