Principal Investigator Rosalind Picard
Co-investigator Cynthia Breazeal
Depression and other mood disorders are still diagnosed and tracked with information that patients give to their doctors, complicating efforts to deliver more personalized therapy. In this pilot project, MIT researchers are developing an emotional-wellness coach that can provide a daily shot of individualized attention and support. Subjects recruited to the study will grade their coach's ability to provide timely and effective advice. The study will also examine whether robot coaches offer better emotional support than state-of-the-art mobile apps already in use.