BreatheBot Buddy: Fostering Cognitive Well‐being with a Cuddly Companion for Regulated Breathing
Arshia A Khan, Matthew Sawchuk, Sabir Saheel, Jack Quigley, Detlef Heck · 2025
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Description
Arshia Khan and co-authors build a soft robot pal that breathes with its user to calm and sharpen the mind. Paced breaths can ease stress and feed the brain air, a path to clear thought. Their 2025 build hides two push rods in a plush form, run by a small board through a motor card. The rods swell and shrink in turns, four ticks to a stage.
Push caps in the shell spread the move like a chest rise. A user who hugs or holds the pal can sync breaths to its pace. The pitch is a calm tool with no screen and no drill tone. Mind scores would be the next test of the claim. Soft form may draw in kids and old folks who shun hard gear.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Arshia A Khan, Matthew Sawchuk, Sabir Saheel, Jack Quigley, Detlef Heck |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |