Does this robot have a mind? Schizophrenia patients' mind perception toward humanoid robots

Stéphane Raffard (1, 2) , Catherine Bortolon (1, 2) , Laura Cohen (3) , Mahdi Khoramshahi (3) , Robin Salesse (4) , Aude Billard (3) , Delphine Capdevielle (5, 2)

1 EPSYLON - Dynamique des capacités humaines et des conduites de santé
2 CHRU Montpellier - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier]
3 EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
4 EuroMov - Euromov
5 PSNREC - Neuropsychiatrie : recherche épidémiologique et clinique

The introduction of social robots in our homes has become a reality. Numerous companies are currently developing robots that are accessible to everyone in order to help people to live easier and safer lives. At the same time, robotic therapies for the rehabilitation of social deficits have recently emerged in the field of autism disorder and dementia (Scassellati et al., 2012). Technological advances have enabled robots to fulfill a variety of human-like functions, as well as to support improvements in social skills in clinical populations.

Keywords: iCub; Schizophrenia; Mind perception; Humanoid robot

Domains: Psychiatrics and mental health

Stéphane Raffard, Catherine Bortolon, Laura Cohen, Mahdi Khoramshahi, Robin Salesse, et al.. Does this robot have a mind? Schizophrenia patients' mind perception toward humanoid robots. Schizophrenia Research, 2017, 197, pp.585-586. ⟨10.1016/j.schres.2017.11.034⟩. ⟨hal-01740063⟩