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MAPPO: The Assistance Pet for Oncological Children

Lucía Gabriela Sarmiento Calderón, Leonardo Fabio Gómez Hormaza, Roberto Alejandro Raez Pereyra

Year
2022
Citations
1

Abstract

MAPPO (Mascota Asistencial Para Pacientes Oncológicos) is a social robot designed to guide, help and keep company children who are experiencing cancer and their caregivers. It helps them face the daily challenges related to the side effects of treatments, medication compliance, healthy nutrition, mental health and emergencies. It is designed to interact and get into the child's life as a pet and guide.

Keywords

Mental healthCompliance (psychology)RobotMedicineFace (sociological concept)PsychologyPsychiatryComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceSocial psychology

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