UX Personas for defining robot's character and personality

Rossana Damiano, Cristina Gena, Andrea Maieli, Claudio Mattutino, Alessandro Mazzei, Elisabetta Miraglio, Giulia Ricciardiello

Abstract: This paper describes the use of UX Personas for defining a stable character for the Pepper robot. This approach generated from the first analysis of the social interactions that occurred between Pepper and a group of children with autism working with the robot in a therapeutic laboratory on autonomy.