Inducing Calmness With Pocket-Sized Robotics: Reducing Movement and Heart Rate in Children through Hand-Held Tactile Interactions
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arXiv:2605.27533v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Periods of heightened arousal or restlessness can interfere with children's ability to focus, self-regulation, and physically calm. Technologies that encourage embodied self-regulation through tactile interaction may provide a simple and accessible means of promoting calmness. This paper investigates how interaction with a pocket-sized tactile device influences physiological and behavioral markers of calmness in typically developing children.