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Ivana Kruijff-Korbayova, Ivana Kruijff-Korbayova, Elettra Oleari, Elettra Oleari, Clara Pozzi, Clara Pozzi, Francesca Sacchitelli, Francesca Sacchitelli, Anahita Bagherzadhalimi, Anahita Bagherzadhalimi, Sara Bellini, Sara Bellini, Bernd Kiefer, Bernd Kiefer, Stefania Racioppa, Stefania Racioppa, Alexandre Coninx, Alexandre Coninx, Paul Baxter, Paul Baxter, Bert Bierman, Bert Bierman, Olivier Blanson Henkemans, Olivier Blanson Henkemans, Mark Neerincx, Mark Neerincx, Rosemarijn Loije, Rosemarijn Loije, Yiannis Demiris, Yiannis Demiris, Raquel Ros Espinoza, Raquel Ros Espinoza, Marco Mosconi, Marco Mosconi, Piero Cosi, Piero Cosi, Remi Humbert, Remi Humbert, Lola Canamero, Lola Canamero, Hichem Sahli, Hichem Sahli, Joachim de Greeff, Joachim de Greeff, James Kennedy, James Kennedy, Robin Read, Robin Read, Matthew Lewis, Matthew Lewis, Antoine Hiolle, Antoine Hiolle, Giulio Paci, Giulio Paci, Giacomo Sommavilla, Giacomo Sommavilla, Fabio Tesser, Fabio Tesser, Georgios Athanasopoulos, Georgios Athanasopoulos, Georgios Patsis, Georgios Patsis, Werner Verhelst, Werner Verhelst, Alberto Sanna, Alberto Sanna, Tony Belpaeme, Tony Belpaeme
 

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Abstract 

We describe the social characteristics of a robot developed to support children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) in the process of education and care. We evaluated the perception of the robot at a summer camp where diabetic children aged 10-14 experienced the robot in group interactions. Children in the intervention condition additionally interacted with it also individually, in one-to-one sessions featuring several game-like activities. These children perceived the robot significantly more as a friend than those in the control group. They also readily engaged with it in dialogues about their habits related to healthy lifestyle as well as personal experiences concerning diabetes. This indicates that the one-on-one interactions added a special quality to the relationship of the children with the robot.

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