A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Beyond Robot Therapy: Embodied AI, Mental Healthcare, and Value Sensitive Design
Authors: Kokkonen Tomi, Ehrenberg Nils, Koi Polaris, Telakivi Pii, Vesterinen Tuomas
Editors: Raul Hakli, Pekka Mäkelä, Johanna Seibt
Conference name: Robophilosophy
Publisher: IOS Press BV
Publication year: 2023
Journal: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Book title : Social Robots in Social Institutions: Proceedings of Robophilosophy 2022
Journal name in source: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Series title: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Volume: 366
First page : 683
Last page: 687
ISBN: 978-1-64368-374-4
eISBN: 978-1-64368-375-1
ISSN: 0922-6389
eISSN: 1879-8314
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/FAIA220677
Web address : https://doi.org/10.3233/FAIA220677
Our workshop envisions what we call “robotic home” and how smart home technology could be used as a tool for increasing mental health. “Robotic home” is an integrated system of smart home and robotic technologies that is proactive and interactive with the inhabitant. We focus on the possibility of such technology to be used for enhancing mental health. This could be achieved both through therapeutic functions and by assisting in the aspects of regular life that the inhabitant may have difficulties with because of their condition. Technology like this could make the very home effectively a behavioral therapist. Furthermore, we explore what kind of ethical risks are involved, and how to minimize the risks.
