Positive benefits of Sociable robots focuses on providing the readers all around the world with the context of the importance sociable robots can have on the world and in peoples lives ranging from a persons physical health as well as a persons mental health as well.
Sociable robots in education
In the article“ The dawn of social robots.” written by Kirsten Weir an independent writer specializing in science, health, psychology. Believes that Sociable robots are the future and can be beneficial in Humans mental care. Kist Weir states. “Robots can influence children's behaviors and attitudes in positive ways. In one study, Cynthia Breazeal, PhD, director of the Personal Robots Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab. used robots to model a growth mindset, the belief that success comes through effort and perseverance. Children ages 5 to 9 played a puzzle game either with a robot that exhibited a growth mindset, or one that displayed a neutral mindset. Afterward, kids in the growth mindset group tried harder to complete a challenging task. Sociable robots can be very helpful in the case of mental care stimulating the children's minds by influencing them to solve complex problems allowing the children to grow mentally at a young age.
Sociable robots and mental care
Social robots can help children with mental issues as well as their personal development with that of them and their families. As cited in the article “ The dawn of social robots.” written by Kirsten Weir an independent writer specializing in science, health and psychology. “So far, eight families have completed the protocol and half a dozen more have welcomed the social machines into their homes. Though the data is still being collected, the families love them. These children are doing hours of therapy a day, and the robot makes therapy fun. "One mother told us that she's learned new ways of doing things thanks to the robot, and she plans to keep doing them that way. That was fantastic for us. Kirsten Weir research shows Sociable robots can help children with mental issues by helping them open up, feel secure and allow the parents to learn more ways from the robot to interact with the child (Weir January, 2018).
Sociable robots and the elderly
Sociable Robots can help the elderly physically by assisting them when they are in need. A prime figure would be Sherry Turkle, an M.I.T. professor and technology skeptic, questions such artificial emotional relationships in her book “Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other.” Yet after watching a 72-year-old woman named Miriam interact with Paro, she noted that the woman “ found comfort when she confided in Paro a therapeutic robot baby harp seal, intended to be very cute and to have a calming effect on Health care patients . Paro took care of Miriam’s desire to tell her a story.” Sherry Turkle's research shows how the comfort of having a physical object in the company of the elderly woman has helped her in her time of need touching and confiding into the cute seal (Aronson July 19, 2014).
