The creation of DarumaTO: a social companion robot for Buddhist/Shinto elderlies

Trovato, Gabriele; Kishi, Tatsuhiro; Kawai, Mao; Zhong, Tingting; Lin, Jie; Gu, Zhiqiang; Oshiyama, Chiaki; Takanishi, Atsuo

doi:10.1109/aim.2019.8868736

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“… 23 In addition, in Europe, companion robots were found to mitigate feelings of loneliness through building different types of supportive relationships, 24 and they increased social interactions with other people for older Taiwanese in long‐term care settings 25 as well as among older Japanese in day care facilities and nursing homes. 26 However, fewer studies on robots have addressed the loneliness of older Chinese immigrants living in their own homes in the community. Studies on older Chinese immigrants’ lifestyle 27 and experience of loneliness 18 in New Zealand communities have revealed that some older Chinese immigrants reluctantly discarded prior customary filial piety expectations, in favour of external services/resources to support their care arrangements and to help them cope with loneliness.…”

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“…Recent technological development enables older adults to access information through the Internet, to interact with others, and gain social support via online channels regardless of geographical distance 23 . In addition, in Europe, companion robots were found to mitigate feelings of loneliness through building different types of supportive relationships, 24 and they increased social interactions with other people for older Taiwanese in long‐term care settings 25 as well as among older Japanese in day care facilities and nursing homes 26 . However, fewer studies on robots have addressed the loneliness of older Chinese immigrants living in their own homes in the community.…”

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Association between loneliness and acceptance of using robots and pets as companions among older Chinese immigrants during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Chiu

et al. 2022

Australas J Ageing

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Objectives To examine loneliness experienced by middle‐aged and older Chinese immigrants and its association with accepting technology as a companion (apps, Internet and robots) versus owning pets, when social distancing measures were implemented in New Zealand during the first COVID‐19 outbreak. Methods This study conducted a community‐based cross‐sectional survey. Chinese immigrants who were 45–87 years old ( n = 173) were invited to answer an online survey in the Chinese language, collecting demographic data, responses to the 6‐item De Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale and experiences in using technology and pet ownership. Descriptive analyses and inferential statistics tests were utilised in the data analysis. Results A moderate level of overall loneliness with a mean score of 3.68 (SD 1.84), ranging from 0 to 6, was reported by participants. Emotional and social loneliness ranged from 0 to 3 with mean scores of 1.69 (SD 0.98) and 1.99 (SD 1.24), respectively. Self‐reported health, financial status, English language abilities, transportation and experiences of using the Internet and apps were significantly related to experiencing loneliness. Loneliness had a weak association with acceptance of robots and pets, but 67.8% and 58.3% of participants who felt lonely, accepted companionship of robots and pets, respectively. Conclusions The level of loneliness among older and middle‐aged immigrants increased during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Further evidence of the specific dimensions of loneliness and the utility of technology to alleviate loneliness among immigrant groups is needed. Interventions tailored for older people with specific cultural requirements to address loneliness are needed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Association between loneliness and acceptance of using robots and pets as companions among older Chinese immigrants during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Chiu

et al. 2022

Australas J Ageing

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“…They represent Bodhidharma, known as the founder of Zen Buddhism. The DarumaTo (Daruma Theomorphic Operator) was developed due to the popularity of Daruma dolls in Buddhist culture, especially among elderly people (Trovato, 2019a). The robot can support elderly care and health care.…”

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The Interaction of Religion and Robotics and al-Sāmirī’s Calf (the Golden Calf) as an Early Theomorphic Robot

ŞAHİN

Gültekin

2023

Ilahiyat Studies

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The interaction between technology and religion has led to discussions on social robots in religious studies. Various robots have been produced to conduct funerals, give blessings, respond to personal prayer requests, preach, answer religious questions, or instruct religious education. Parallel to these developments, the term theomorphic robot was introduced to describe robots employed for religious purposes, and the characteristics of this type of robot have been described. Attitudes toward technological advances have been influenced by the religious or cultural origins of individuals and society. The present study investigates the “calf”, called “The Story of al-Sāmirī” in Islam and the “Golden calf” in Judaism, in terms of theomorphic robot design and features and discusses whether the “calf” can be considered an early theomorphic robot. It is concluded that the “calf” can be considered an example of an early theomorphic robot in terms of most of its features, and the Story of al-Sāmirī can be employed as a criterion for theomorphic robot analysis. This can explain the interaction between religion and robotics in Muslim culture. Attitudes toward the interaction of religion and robotics vary based on the description and perception of theomorphic robots.

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“…Personal Assistive RobOt-Paro [32][33][34][35], ElliQ [36], DarumaTO [37], EmotiRob [38], NeCoRo [39]; Follow Me [40], MITTHAR [41]. A companion robot, NAO is shown in Fig.…”

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A Review on Usability and User Experience of Assistive Social Robots for Older Persons

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Saptari²,

Perumal³

et al. 2022

IJIE

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In the advancement of human-robot interaction technology, assistive social robots have been recognized as one of potential technologies that can provide physical and cognitive supports in older person’s care. However, a major challenge faced by the designers is to develop an assistive social robot with prodigious usability and user experience for older persons who were known to have physical and cognitive limitations. A considerable number of published literatures was reporting on the technological design process of assistive social robots. However, only a small amount of attention has been paid to review the usability and user experience of the robots. The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of established researches in the literatures concerning usability and user experience issues faced by the older persons when interacting with assistive social robots. The authors searched relevant articles from the academic databases such as Google Scholar, Scopus and Web of Science as well as Google search engine for the publication period 2000 to 2021. Several search keywords were typed such as ‘older persons’ ‘elderly’, ‘senior citizens’, ‘assistive social robots’, ‘companion robots’, ‘personal robots’, ‘usability’ and ‘user experience’. This online search found a total of 215 articles which are related to assistive social robots in elderly care. Out of which, 54 articles identified as significant references, and they were examined thoroughly to prepare the main content of this paper. This paper reveals usability issues of 28 assistive social robots, and user experience feedback based on 41 units of assistive social robots. Based on the research articles scrutinized, the authors concluded that the key elements in the design and development of assistive social robots to improve acceptance of older persons were determined by three factors: functionality, usability and users’ experience. Functionality refers to ability of robots to serve the older persons. Usability is ease of use of the robots. It is an indicator on how successful of interaction between the robots and the users. To improve usability, robot designers should consider the limitations of older persons such as vision, hearing, and cognition capabilities when interactingwith the robots. User experience reflects to perceptions, preferences and behaviors of users that occur before, during and after use the robots. Combination of superior functionality and usability lead to a good user experiencein using the robots which in the end achieves satisfaction of older persons.

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The creation of DarumaTO: a social companion robot for Buddhist/Shinto elderlies

Cited by 13 publications

References 15 publications

Association between loneliness and acceptance of using robots and pets as companions among older Chinese immigrants during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Association between loneliness and acceptance of using robots and pets as companions among older Chinese immigrants during the COVID‐19 pandemic

The Interaction of Religion and Robotics and al-Sāmirī’s Calf (the Golden Calf) as an Early Theomorphic Robot

A Review on Usability and User Experience of Assistive Social Robots for Older Persons

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