ARI: the Social Assistive Robot and Companion

Cooper, Sara; Fava, Alessandro Di; Vivas, Carlos; Marchionni, Luca; Ferro, Francesco

doi:10.1109/ro-man47096.2020.9223470

Cited by 59 publications

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“…In the health care scenarios, phonetic interface and speech-recognising methods are popular due to their capability of smart guidance and interactive services [ 114 ]. Multi-modal gestures, gaze, and behaviour recognition were utilised on a socially assistive robot [ 115 ]. The robot aims to adopt AI algorithms too and become part of the healthcare community in the future ( Fig.…”

Section: Robots In Covid-19mentioning

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A literature survey of the robotic technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wang

2021

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

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Since the late 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has been spread all around the world. The pandemic is a critical challenge to the health and safety of the general public, the medical staff and the medical systems worldwide. It has been globally proposed to utilise robots during the pandemic, to improve the treatment of patients and leverage the load of the medical system. However, there is still a lack of detailed and systematic review of the robotic research for the pandemic, from the technologies’ perspective. Thus a thorough literature survey is conducted in this research and more than 280 publications have been reviewed, with the focus on robotics during the pandemic. The main contribution of this literature survey is to answer two research questions, i.e. 1) what the main research contributions are to combat the pandemic from the robotic technologies’ perspective, and 2) what the promising supporting technologies are needed during and after the pandemic to help and guide future robotics research. The current achievements of robotic technologies are reviewed and discussed in different categories, followed by the identification of the representative work’s technology readiness level. The future research trends and essential technologies are then highlighted, including artificial intelligence, 5 G, big data, wireless sensor network, and human-robot collaboration.

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Section: Robots In Covid-19mentioning

confidence: 99%

A literature survey of the robotic technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wang

2021

Journal of Manufacturing Systems

190

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“…Its main benefits are that it can display multimodal behavior through gaze direction, speech, and gestures to directly interact with people in bi-directional communication. ARI can also connect with other smart devices, wearable sensors, and applications to monitor the health and well-being of older adults [56]. Due to the pandemic, ARI has been modified to include an IR camera in its head to detect temperature.…”

Section: Socially Assistive Robots Used During Covid-19mentioning

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“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a massive potential growth in automation, especially in robotics [126,135]. Robots are just one part of healthcare services that can benefit from being well integrated with mobile apps, wearable physical sensors [129], other medical devices, as well as e-health records, in order to better meet the needs of our aging vulnerable population [56]. SARs are becoming multipurpose systems, and are capable of working within human teams, for example by sharing information with healthcare providers.…”

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Socially Assistive Robots Helping Older Adults through the Pandemic and Life after COVID-19

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Nejat

2021

Robotics

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The COVID-19 pandemic has critically impacted the health and safety of the population of the world, especially the health and well-being of older adults. Socially assistive robots (SARs) have been used to help to mitigate the effects of the pandemic including loneliness and isolation, and to alleviate the workload of both formal and informal caregivers. This paper presents the first extensive survey and discussion on just how socially assistive robots have specifically helped this population, as well as the overall impact on health and the acceptance of such robots during the pandemic. The goal of this review is to answer research questions with respect to which SARs were used during the pandemic and what specific tasks they were used for, and what the enablers and barriers were to the implementation of SARs during the pandemic. We will also discuss lessons learned from their use to inform future SAR design and applications, and increase their usefulness and adoption in a post-pandemic world. More research is still needed to investigate and appreciate the user experience of older adults with SARs during the pandemic, and we aim to provide a roadmap for researchers and stakeholders.

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“…Regarding the appearance of robots or the features of robots intended for use by children or the elderly, pet-like SAR, like dinosaurs or animals (Pleo, Paro, Parrot, Aibo, Huggable, or iCat) are preferred [18,21,26,34,38]. People can also interpret affective non-verbal behavior in robots [21]. A stress-reducing effect on people who are ill in childhood and old age has been identified [24,62].…”

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“…PARO can support the psychosocial needs of the elderly related to inclusion, identity, attachment, occupation, and comfort [68]. When it comes to expressing emotion and inducing empathy, ARI employs a few body cues simultaneously, mainly: facial displays, body movement, posture, and vocal cues [21]. AIBO, PARO, AIBO, and iCat are considered SAR (Social Assistive Robot and Companion).…”

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Social Robots in Hospitals: A Systematic Review

2021

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Hospital environments are facing new challenges this century. One of the most important is the quality of services to patients. Social robots are gaining prominence due to the advantages they offer; in particular, several of their main uses have proven beneficial during the pandemic. This study aims to shed light on the current status of the design of social robots and their interaction with patients. To this end, a systematic review was conducted using WoS and MEDLINE, and the results were exhaustive analyzed. The authors found that most of the initiatives and projects serve the elderly and children, and specifically, that they helped these groups fight diseases such as dementia, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), cancer, and diabetes.

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ARI: the Social Assistive Robot and Companion

Cited by 59 publications

References 28 publications

A literature survey of the robotic technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic

A literature survey of the robotic technologies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Socially Assistive Robots Helping Older Adults through the Pandemic and Life after COVID-19

Social Robots in Hospitals: A Systematic Review

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