The Development of the Mobile Robot for Taking Care of Elderly People

Tzou, Jyh-Hwa; Chiang, Feng-Chun

doi:10.1109/icicic.2009.352

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“…With the aging problem of the global population, the development of the service robot for the elderly or disabled is paid more and more attentions. This kind of robots consists the robots that take care of elderly people [1], the accompany robots that supply emotional support [2], the assist robot that help to finish some operations such as intelligent chairs [3]. In this paper, the robots that assist walking is focused.…”

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The Development of Walking Assistant Robot for the Elderly

Zhang

Cao

Leng

et al. 2011

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The Walking Assistant Robots(WARs) developed by our institute are introduced in this paper. First, three prototypes with different mechanical and control structures are introduced and compared. Then as for the prototypes Ⅲ, its main framework and three important function modules including force sensor based human-machine interaction, Omni-directional vision based tracking and guiding system, and web-based monitoring system are described in detail. The WAR can recognize the user’s intents and execute different assistant functions, such as seating or standing-up assistant, walking assistant, human tracking, location, obstacle detection and avoidance. The application in an elderly care center shows WAR has a perfect and stable performance.

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The Development of Walking Assistant Robot for the Elderly

Zhang

Cao

Leng

et al. 2011

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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

Bedaf

Gelderblom

Witte

2014

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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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