Introducing Social Robots to Assess Frailty in Older Adults

Abstract

Figure 1: In (a), the workflow of actions expected to be performed by the robot, divided into two stages. In step A, the robot searches for a new patient in the waiting room. In step B, it brings the patient to the evaluation room. In step C, the patient performs the tests with the instructions of the robot. In step D, the robot accompanies the patient back to the waiting room. In (b), an illustration of an ambulatory floor with the locations of the above-mentioned steps: the robot is currently at step A and it needs to find the patient in green. In (c), an example of feedback provided by the Temi robot during step C.