Socially Assistive Robots (SARs) are a specific class of social robots that aim to support the user through social interaction, through emotional, cognitive, and social cues encouraging development and learning. One important issue that prevents social robot interventions from being widely designed and adopted is financial cost. For people to benefit from robots as assistive devices, it is necessary for these robots, especially in developing countries, to be affordable and customizable. Do you recommend social robots in place of humans ?

