An interactive robotic walker for assisting elderly mobility in senior care unit

Yu, Kuan-Ting; Lam, Chi-Pang; Chang, Ming-Fang; Mou, Wei-Hao; Tseng, Shi-Huan; Fu, Li‐Chen

doi:10.1109/arso.2010.5679631

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“…Functional support can come in the form of a proactive interface which reminds or instructs people about a specific task such as the nursing robot Pearl (Pineau, Montemerlo, Pollack, Roy, & Thrun, 2003) or the Korean robotic language teacher EngKey (S. Lee et al, 2011). Robots can also provide forms of mobility aids such as intelligent walkers (Yu et al, 2010), wheel chairs (Vanhooydonck et al, 2010), or exoskeletons (Ruiz, Rocon, Raya, & Pons, 2008). Social support typically aims at reducing social isolation and enhancing well-being.…”

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Attitudes Towards Socially Assistive Robots in Intelligent Homes: Results From Laboratory Studies and Field Trials

Torta

Oberzaucher

Werner

et al. 2013

Journal of Human-Robot Interaction

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The near future will see an increasing demand of elder care and a shortage of professional and informal caregivers. In this context, ageing societies would benefit from the design of intelligent homes that provide assistance. The choice of interfaces between the assistive environment and the user is of great importance and determines the degree of user acceptance of this technology. Socially assistive robots are one of the most promising interfaces. Their embodiment and multimodal communication channels could potentially provide a large number of services that otherwise would have to be carried out by a variety of dedicated systems. Furthermore, evidence suggests that people perceive robots more as companions and social actors than tools and this is likely to steer user acceptance positively. This paper presents the authors' work related to the EU-FP7 project KSERA, a project that aims at introducing a socially assistive robot that acts as a proactive communication interface in smart home environments. In particular, it gives an overview of (1) human-robot interaction studies conducted in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) whose general aim was to preliminary assess the added value of socially assistive robots in intelligent homes and (2) the KSERA project field trials in Schwechat (Vienna) and Tel Aviv (Israel) that tested an integrated smart-home/robot system with real end users (N=16) in three real-world scenarios. Overall, results show that socially assistive robots positively affect user experience and motivation compared to standard smart environment interfaces such as touch screens. However, people still tend to prefer conventional interfaces for receiving information.

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Attitudes Towards Socially Assistive Robots in Intelligent Homes: Results From Laboratory Studies and Field Trials

Torta

Oberzaucher

Werner

et al. 2013

Journal of Human-Robot Interaction

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Development of a person-following robotic assist walker with compliant-control arbitrated role-switching

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Miyata

Fukuda

et al. 2023

Artif Life Robotics

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Overview and Categorization of Robots Supporting Independent Living of Elderly People: What Activities Do They Support and How Far Have They Developed

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Gelderblom

Witte

2014

Assistive Technology

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Over the past decades, many robots for the elderly have been developed, supporting different activities of elderly people. A systematic review in four scientific literature databases and a search in article references and European projects was performed in order to create an overview of robots supporting independent living of elderly people. The robots found were categorized based on their development stage, the activity domains they claim to support, and the type of support provided (i.e., physical, non-physical, and/or non-specified). In total, 107 robots for the elderly were identified. Six robots were still in a concept phase, 95 in a development phase, and six of these robots were commercially available. These robots claimed to provide support related to four activity domains: mobility, self-care, interpersonal interaction & relationships, and other activities. Of the many robots developed, only a small percentage is commercially available. Technical ambitions seem to be guiding robot development. To prolong independent living, the step towards physical support is inevitable and needs to be taken. However, it will be a long time before a robot will be capable of supporting multiple activities in a physical manner in the home of an elderly person in order to enhance their independent living.

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An interactive robotic walker for assisting elderly mobility in senior care unit

Cited by 10 publications

References 9 publications

Attitudes Towards Socially Assistive Robots in Intelligent Homes: Results From Laboratory Studies and Field Trials

Attitudes Towards Socially Assistive Robots in Intelligent Homes: Results From Laboratory Studies and Field Trials

Development of a person-following robotic assist walker with compliant-control arbitrated role-switching

Overview and Categorization of Robots Supporting Independent Living of Elderly People: What Activities Do They Support and How Far Have They Developed

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