F1‐05‐04: A Personalized, Animal‐like Robot Companion to Support People With Dementia

Prescott, Tony J.; Mitchinson, Ben; Power, Tom; Bridges, George; Camilleri, Daniel; Conran, Sebastian

doi:10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.2322

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“…In light of the potential benefits of these socially assistive technologies, developers have created robots mimicking dogs, cats, furry seals or entirely imagined animals. 2,16–19…”

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“…Three commercially available robots were presented in this study to highlight the diversity in the appearance and functionality of pet-like social robots: Sony’s AIBO, 18 Hasbro’s Joy for All Cat, also called JustoCat, 16 and MiRo-E. 19 AIBO is a dog-like social robot that follows the developmental arc of a typical dog. The visible AIBO shell is entirely made of plastic and the robot can learn tricks and respond to commands by making movements and sounds.…”

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User perspectives on emotionally aligned social robots for older adults and persons living with dementia

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Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineerin

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Introduction Socially assistive robots are devices designed to aid users through social interaction and companionship. Social robotics promise to support cognitive health and aging in place for older adults with and without dementia, as well as their care partners. However, while new and more advanced social robots are entering the commercial market, there are still major barriers to their adoption, including a lack of emotional alignment between users and their robots. Affect Control Theory (ACT) is a framework that allows for the computational modeling of emotional alignment between two partners. Methods We conducted a Canadian online survey capturing attitudes, emotions, and perspectives surrounding pet-like robots among older adults ( n = 171), care partners ( n = 28), and persons living with dementia ( n = 7). Results We demonstrate the potential of ACT to model the emotional relationship between older adult users and three exemplar robots. We also capture a rich description of participants’ robot attitudes through the lens of the Technology Acceptance Model, as well as the most important ethical concerns around social robot use. Conclusions Findings from this work will support the development of emotionally aligned, user-centered robots for older adults, care partners, and people living with dementia.

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“…In light of the potential benefits of these socially assistive technologies, developers have created robots mimicking dogs, cats, furry seals or entirely imagined animals. 2,16–19…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

User perspectives on emotionally aligned social robots for older adults and persons living with dementia

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Bandari

Malhotra

et al. 2022

Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineerin

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F1‐05‐04: A Personalized, Animal‐like Robot Companion to Support People With Dementia

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