LikeMeRo – a smart doll-shaped robot – for child development and enjoyment, it will try to become a new “best friend” of the children at ages 2-6. We are looking forward to hearing your opinion: https://www.facebook.com/LikeMeRo/info http://likemer.com/

1. D r. M a r i n a F r i d i n

3. 2-6 years old
Development
Education
Entertainment

4. Why parents do not like mobile phones?
3 Laws of Asimov is not enough!!!!
Fridin, M. (2014), Kindergarten Social Assistive Robot: First Meeting and Ethical Issues,
Computers in Human Behavior, pp. 53-64

5. • Embodiment
• Social Interaction
• Development: Motor, psychological, and cognitive
• “Edutainment”
• Under full control of adults

6. Family “consolidator”
Safety Tool
“Quality
Time”
Parents
Toy, Game,
Entertainment
Child
Fun
Education
Development
Therapist
Visual aids
Teacher
Therapeutic
tools

7. http://www.ariel.ac.il/research/tesrl/research/adhd/first-meeting-procedure
Only field study, to be close to users
Meta -Cognition
Cognition
Keren, G, Ben-David, A, Fridin, M, (2012),Kindergarten Assistive Robotics (KAR) as a Tool for Spatial Cognition Development in Pre-school
Education, IROS 2012

8. Games
Cloud
Development
Education
Add-ons
Entertainment
Basic
functions
Artificial Intelligent
Ousov-Fridin, M., Barliya, A., Rabani, M., Shectman, E., deGelder, B., Flash, T.,(2008),
Analysis of human eye fixation patterns during the perception and recognition of emotions from
static
body postures, SFN, Washington, US, 2008 (abstract& oral presentation)
Ousov-Fridin, M., deGelder, B., Flash, T., (2006), A Computational Model for Body Expression of
Emotion in HCI, Humaine Summer School, University of Genova, Italy, (oral presentation)

9.  The LikeMeR kit :
• Robot (doll)
• 3 add-ins attached to the robot
o sensors for hoops (up to 12)
o device to connect projector
o balls with different colors
• Interactive educational games
 Virtual LikeMeR: games with virtual copy of the robot
 Educational Certificate.

10. Robotics Treasure Island
Social Interaction
Emotions
Motivation
Open API,
LikeMeR Programming
Language
Third-party developers
Fridin M.,(2013), Storytelling by a Kindergarten Assistive Robot: a tool for constructive
learning in preschool education, Computers & Education.

11. $ 21.18 billions
Video Games
Low-tech
educational games
and Toys
$ 24.75 billions
Retail price
(US$)
Sales (US$/year)
Aibo
2,500
50 millions
Pleo
300
10.5 millions
Furby
50
420 millions
Toy
Existing robotic
platforms

12. Main segment

13. Home
Kindergartens
Schools
After School
Activities
“Home” market is much
easily adopt new
technologies
Special Education
Rehabilitation
“Home” market of
educational games is a
growing market

14.  LikeMeR's Kit –
• Initial price - $500 for customers.
• Final price - $200 for customers
 Add-ins' pricing - from the second year
• Average price - $50 per add-in
Development
Education
Entertainment
OR
0.5$ per day

15. http://www.ariel.ac.il/research/tesrl
13 scientific publications
Media Coverage