Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Mississippi State University
Therabot is a socially assistive robot designed to provide therapeutic support at home and in counselling settings. As it is specifically designed for those living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) it is suitable for children who have been subjected to sexual abuse. The robot resembles an animal and was developed through an iterative design process; both therapists and trauma survivors were consulted. Through touch sensing Therabot can deduce the user’s stress level and provide support accordingly. The researchers plan on developing the robot further by integrating AI in order to allow the robot to adapt and customise its interactions to the preferences of each user.
World Childhood Foundation
Bracket Foundation and UNICRI Centre for AI and Robotics
BI Norwegian Business School, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
University of Pennsylvania Columbia University
B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University Mississippi State University
Technological University Dublin
Technological University Dublin
Technological University Dublin
Zurich Institute of Forensic Medicine
Adhiyamaan College of Engineering
The Economist Intelligence Unit
Australian Institute of Criminology
Auckland University of Technology
Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin
Nalla Malla Engineering College, Galgotias University, Vellore Institute of Technology
Uskudar University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
University of Edinburgh and George Mason University
The Economist Intelligence Unit
ITU/UNESCO Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development
University of New Haven / Digital Forensic Research Workshop
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and Mississippi State University
Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg