Petimo: safe social networking robot for children

"Petimo" is an interactive robotic toy designed to protect children from potential risks in social networks and the virtual world and helps them to make a safely connected social networking environment. Adding friends is done by physically touching two robots. This proximity requirement increases safety and adds a new physical dimension to social networking. The physical authorization layer prevents malevolent adult strangers to connect with the child. In a futuristic scenario, Petimo will be able to connect to any social network protecting the child on any social network. Author Keywords social networking, robotics, ubiquitous computing, digital neighborhoods

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: ACMIDC
• Authors: Adrian David Cheok, Owen Noel Newton Fernando, Charith Lasantha Fernando
• Keywords: ACMIDC 2009, Human Computer Interaction, Social Network, Social Networking, Social Networking Environment