Meal assistance robots: A review on current status, challenges and future directions

Naotunna, Isira; Perera, Chamika Janith; Sandaruwan, Chameera; Gopura, R. A. R. C.; Lalitharatne, Thilina Dulantha

doi:10.1109/sii.2015.7404980

Cited by 26 publications

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“…Numerous researchers have also developed robot-assisted feeding systems, either as table-mounted robotic arms [24,36,39,40,44,49,52,53,55,57,59,60,62,63,65,67,68], general purpose mobile manipulators [20,50,54], or wheelchairmounted robotic arms [16,21,28,30,32,37,45]. A comprehensive review of meal assistance robots is given in [22,42,47,61]. Some assistive systems focus more on support or adaptation to the user.…”

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Is More Autonomy Always Better?

Bhattacharjee

Gordon

Scalise

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

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A robot-assisted feeding system can potentially help a user with upper-body mobility impairments eat independently. However, autonomous assistance in the real world is challenging because of varying user preferences, impairment constraints, and possibility of errors in uncertain and unstructured environments. An autonomous robot-assisted feeding system needs to decide the appropriate strategy to acquire a bite of hard-to-model deformable food items, the right time to bring the bite close to the mouth, and the appropriate strategy to transfer the bite easily. Our key insight is that a system should be designed based on a user's preference about these various challenging aspects of the task. In this work, we explore user preferences for different modes of autonomy given perceived error risks and also analyze the effect of input modalities on technology acceptance. We found that more autonomy is not always better, as participants did not have a preference to use a robot with partial autonomy over a robot with low autonomy. In addition, participants' user interface preference changes from voice control during individual dining to web-based during social dining. Finally, we found differences on average ratings when grouping the participants based on their mobility limitations (lower vs. higher) that suggests that ratings from participants with lower mobility limitations are correlated with higher expectations of robot performance. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in accessibility; • Social and professional topics → People with disabilities; Assistive technologies; • Computer systems organization → Robotic autonomy.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is More Autonomy Always Better?

Bhattacharjee

Gordon

Scalise

et al. 2020

Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction

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“…Researchers have introduced advanced meal-assistance systems with various functionalities [54]. Song and Kim designed a feeding robot with a specialized gripper for cultural food [14].…”

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Active robot-assisted feeding with a general-purpose mobile manipulator: Design, evaluation, and lessons learned

Park

Hoshi

Mahajan

et al. 2020

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

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Eating is an essential activity of daily living (ADL) for staying healthy and living at home independently. Although numerous assistive devices have been introduced, many people with disabilities are still restricted from independent eating due to the devices' physical or perceptual limitations. In this work, we present a new meal-assistance system and evaluations of this system with people with motor impairments. We also discuss learned lessons and design insights based on the evaluations. The meal-assistance system uses a general-purpose mobile manipulator, a Willow Garage PR2, which has the potential to serve as a versatile form of assistive technology. Our active feeding framework enables the robot to autonomously deliver food to the user's mouth, reducing the need for head movement by the user. The user interface, visually-guided behaviors, and safety tools allow people with severe motor impairments to successfully use the system. We evaluated our system with a total of 10 able-bodied participants and 9 participants with motor impairments. Both groups of participants successfully ate various foods using the system and reported high rates of success for the system's autonomous behaviors. In general, participants who operated the system reported that it was comfortable, safe, and easy-to-use.

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“…Mit dem Gerät können sie zudem selbst bestimmen, was, in welcher Reihenfolge und in welchem Tempo sie essen. Dadurch sollen der Genuss beim Essen und die Lebensqualität gefördert werden [ 1 , 22 , 25 , 27 , 28 ]. Eine qualitative Studie, an der sich 23 Personen mit neuromuskulären Erkrankungen beteiligten, die seit mindestens 3 Monaten einen Neater Eater nutzten, zeigte eine Reihe positiver Effekte auf das Selbstwertgefühl und die Selbstständigkeit, aber auch, dass die Einstellung zu dem Gerät eine Rolle spielte [ 20 ].…”

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Robotische Assistenz bei den Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebens am Beispiel der Nahrungsaufnahme

Klein

Baumeister

2020

Z Gerontol Geriat

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Zusammenfassung Die Ausübung der Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebens (ADL, auch Basisaktivitäten) ist bei Funktionseinschränkungen und -verlusten, die mit dem Altern, mit Krankheiten oder Behinderung einhergehen, eingeschränkt bzw. nicht mehr möglich. Dafür gibt es heute schon eine Reihe von Hilfsmitteln und sogar robotische Produkte. Ziel dieses Beitrages ist es, exemplarisch für die Basisaktivität Nahrungsaufnahme einen Überblick über die vorhandenen Produkte für Menschen mit einer Tetraplegie aufgrund eines Unfalls oder neurologischer Erkrankungen wie multipler Sklerose oder amyotrophischer Lateralsklerose zu geben. Die Verbreitung dieser Systeme ist heute noch sehr überschaubar. Dazu werden hemmende und fördernde Faktoren für deren Verbreitung und Nutzung aufgezeigt.

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Meal assistance robots: A review on current status, challenges and future directions

Cited by 26 publications

References 15 publications

Is More Autonomy Always Better?

Is More Autonomy Always Better?

Active robot-assisted feeding with a general-purpose mobile manipulator: Design, evaluation, and lessons learned

Robotische Assistenz bei den Aktivitäten des täglichen Lebens am Beispiel der Nahrungsaufnahme

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