Identification and distance estimation of users and objects by means of electronic beacons in social robotics

Alonso-Martín, Fernándo; Castro‐González, Álvaro; Malfáz, María; Castillo, José Carlos; Salichs, Miguel Á.

doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2017.05.061

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“…The answers were measured using a 10 point scale. Three kinds of users were involved in this evaluation: elders (11 participants), caregivers (8) and relatives (3). Participants used the robot by themselves freely with an experimenter giving some directions about how to use the robot at the beginning of the experiment.…”

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“…Another approach is the one followed in the EU project MoveCare (2017-2019). 3 Although the main goal is also to try to let the elderly stay at home longer, the project is focussed on creating a virtual community providing assistance and a monitoring service to the elderly in their independent living. Therefore, the robotic assistant Giraff 4 is a mobile telepresence robot which will be adapted to the features of this project.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Given the operating range of the camera, depth information can be used only over a short range (up to 1.5 m), thus only the upper body is detected, whereas colour information is not that constrained by the distance to the camera, therefore, both detectors are fused to achieve a wider operating range. Mini can also localize and identify the users in the environment using eBeacon technology [3]. This component uses the signal strength to calculate the distance between the eBeacon and the Bluetooth receiver placed in the robot.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Mini: A New Social Robot for the Elderly

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The unceasing aging of the population is leading to new problems in developed countries. Robots represent an opportunity to extend the period of independent living of the elderly as well as to ameliorate their economic burden and social problems. We present a new social robot, Mini, specifically designed to assist and accompany the elderly in their daily life either at home or in a nursing facility. Based on the results of several meetings with experts in this field, we have built a robot able to provide services in the areas of safety, entertainment, personal assistance and stimulation. Mini supports elders and caregivers in cognitive and mental tasks. We present the robot platform and describe the software architecture, particularly focussing on the human-robot interaction. We give in detail how the robot operates and the interrelation of the different modules of the robot in a real use case. In the last part of the paper, we evaluated how users perceive the robot. Participants reported interesting results in terms of usability, appearance, and satisfaction. This paper describes all aspects of the design and development of a new social robot that can be used by other researchers who face the multiple challenges of creating a new robotic platform for older people. Keywords Robots for elderly • Healthcare robotics • Human-robot interaction • HRI • Social robotics • Assistive robotics The research leading to these results has received funding from the projects: Development of social robots to help seniors with cognitive impairment (ROBSEN), funded by the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad; and Robots Sociales para Estimulación Física, Cognitiva y Afectiva de Mayores (ROSES), funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.

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“…Estos elementos no son capaces de dar una posición exacta, sino que aportan una estimación de la distancia de la baliza al receptor, siendo posible establecer la posición de los usuarios dentro de zonas concéntricas. Asimismo, las balizas permiten la identificación de los usuarios [16].…”

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