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    “I Want to Send a Message to My Friend”: Exploring the Shift of Agency to Older Adults in HRI

    Communication among some older adults is affected by cognitive and mobility impairments. This increases isolation, particularly for those residing in care homes, and leads to accelerated cognitive decline. Pre...

    Hugo Simão, David Gonçalves, Ana C. Pires in International Journal of Social Robotics (2024)

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    Coding with Colors: Children’s Errors Committed While Programming Robotito for the First Time

    Robotito is an educational robot developed in Uruguay to stimulate the development of computational thinking in young children. We conducted an exploratory study to detect difficulties that emerge during the f...

    Ewelina Bakala, Ana C. Pires, Mariana da Luz in Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023 (2023)

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    Exploring How a Digitized Program Can Support Parents to Improve Their Children’s Nutritional Habits

    Poor eating habits are one of today’s significant menaces to public health. Child obesity is increasing, is a concerning reality, and needs to be appropriately addressed. However, most behavior change programs...

    Diogo Branco, Ana C. Pires, Hugo Simão in Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021 (2021)