Patrizia Marti

Lehmann, Hagen, Iolanda Iacono, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Patrizia Marti and Ben Robins 2014 Robot companions for children with down syndrome: A case study Interaction Studies 15:1, pp. 99–112 | Article

We describe an exploratory case study about the applicability of different robotic platforms in an educational context with a child with Down syndrome. The robotic platforms tested are the humanoid robot KASPAR and the mobile robotic platform IROMEC. During the study we observed the effects KASPAR… read more

Marti, Patrizia 2014 The temptation of mimicry Interaction Studies 15:2, pp. 184–189 | Article

Robins, Ben, Kerstin Dautenhahn, Ester Ferrari, Gernot Kronreif, Barbara Prazak-Aram, Patrizia Marti, Iolanda Iacono, Gert Jan Gelderblom, Tanja Bernd, Francesca Caprino and Elena Laudanna 2012 Scenarios of robot-assisted play for children with cognitive and physical disabilities Interaction Studies 13:2, pp. 189–234 | Article

This article presents a novel set of ten play scenarios for robot-assisted play for children with special needs. This set of scenarios is one of the key outcomes of the IROMEC project that investigated how robotic toys can become social mediators, encouraging children with special needs to… read more

Marti, Patrizia 2010 Robot companions: Towards a new concept of friendship? Interaction Studies 11:2, pp. 220–226 | Article

Lund, Henrik Hautop and Patrizia Marti 2004 Physical and conceptual constructions in advanced learning environments Interaction Studies 5:2, pp. 271–301 | Article

I-BLOCKS are an innovative concept of building blocks allowing users to manipulate conceptual structures and compose atomic actions while building physical constructions. They represent an example of enabling technologies for tangible interfaces since they emphasise physicality of interaction… read more

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