LLM-powered socially assistive robot-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy exercises: an exploratory study with university students.

Kian M, Zong M, Fischer K, Singh A, Velentza AM, O'Connell A, Ignatova L, Sang P, Upadhyay S, Gupta A, Faruki MA, Browning W, Arnold SMR, Chen M, Krishnamachari B, Matarić MJ

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DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2026.1802622
Published: 2026
Container: Frontiers in robotics and AI
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@article{allodium:10.3389/frobt.2026.1802622,
  title = {LLM-powered socially assistive robot-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy exercises: an exploratory study with university students.},
  author = {Kian M and Zong M and Fischer K and Singh A and Velentza AM and O'Connell A and Ignatova L and Sang P and Upadhyay S and Gupta A and Faruki MA and Browning W and Arnold SMR and Chen M and Krishnamachari B and Matarić MJ},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in robotics and AI},
  doi = {10.3389/frobt.2026.1802622},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2026.1802622}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - LLM-powered socially assistive robot-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy exercises: an exploratory study with university students.
AU  - Kian M
AU  - Zong M
AU  - Fischer K
AU  - Singh A
AU  - Velentza AM
AU  - O'Connell A
AU  - Ignatova L
AU  - Sang P
AU  - Upadhyay S
AU  - Gupta A
AU  - Faruki MA
AU  - Browning W
AU  - Arnold SMR
AU  - Chen M
AU  - Krishnamachari B
AU  - Matarić MJ
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in robotics and AI
DO  - 10.3389/frobt.2026.1802622
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M, K., M, Z., K, F., A, S., AM, V., A, O., L, I., P, S., S, U., A, G., MA, F., W, B., SMR, A., M, C., B, K., & MJ, M. (2026). LLM-powered socially assistive robot-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy exercises: an exploratory study with university students.. Frontiers in robotics and AI. https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2026.1802622

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