Realization and user evaluation of a companion robot for people with mild cognitive impairments

Schroeter, Christof; Mueller, Steffen; Volkhardt, Michael; Einhorn, E.; Huijnen, Claire; Heuvel, H. van den; Berlo, Ad van; Bley, A.; Groß, Horst–Michael

doi:10.1109/icra.2013.6630717

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“…Similarly, MobiNa, a small (vacuum-sized) robot was developed by Fraunhofer, specifically aiming at performing fallen person detection and video calls in emergency. Another prominent example is the robot Hector developed within the EU project CompanionAble [15]. Hector was designed as a robotic assistant for older adults integrated in a smart home environment and a remote control center to provide the most comprehensive and cost efficient support for older people living at home.…”

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Hobbit, a care robot supporting independent living at home: First prototype and lessons learned

Fischinger

Einramhof

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Robotics and Autonomous Systems

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Section: Motivation and Contributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hobbit, a care robot supporting independent living at home: First prototype and lessons learned

Fischinger

Einramhof

Papoutsakis

et al. 2016

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

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“…Examples include the EU project "CompanionAble" in which a companion robot was developed for older people with mild cognitive impairments [58]; the ALIAS robot to increase social inclusion [52]; and a cognitive care robot for elderly assistance [21]. Both field studies and laboratory studies have demonstrated that robots can stimulate significant emotional attachment, which is further strengthened if the robot says the person's name or positively responds to the person's interaction with it [20,32,67].…”

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Case Report: Implications of Doing Research on Socially Assistive Robots in Real Homes

Frennert

Eftring

Östlund

2017

Int J of Soc Robotics

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The current paper addresses the implications of doing research on socially assistive robots in real homes. In contrast to laboratory studies, studies of robots in their intended natural environments can provide insights into people's experiences of robots, and if and how a robot becomes embedded and used in people's everyday life. However, moving robots out of the lab and into real life environments poses several challenges. Laboratory methods mainly focus on cause-and-effect relations between independent and dependent variables, while researchers who are conducting studies in real homes have much less control. In home trials, researchers need to decide what kind of data is obtainable and available. In real homes, researchers face unique challenges that require unique and pragmatic approaches. Any single study conducted in a real home is likely to have methodological limitations. Therefore, several different studies using different robots and methods are needed before the results can be converged in order to reach conclusions that are convincingly supported. This paper is an effort to provide such a report on a specific empirical case and converging findings from other studies. The goal is to provide an account of the research challenges and opportunities encountered when introducing a robot into its intended practice: the homes of older people. The aim is to give enough details for other

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“…Praktisch alle Tests fanden bisher in kontrollierter Umgebung [10,20,22,23] und nicht über längere Zeit in der häusli-chen Umgebung der Nutzer statt; hier ist das unlängst abgeschlossene HOBBIT …”

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Sollten Assistenzroboter eine „Persönlichkeit“ haben?

Mayer

Panek

2016

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Ziel der Konzeptstudie "personAAL" war es zu untersuchen, ob verschiedene Verhaltensweisen eines assistiven Roboters ("Persön-lichkeiten"), einmal introvertiert bzw. rein funktionsorientiert (nüch-tern, sachlich) und das andere Mal extrovertiert bzw. lebendig (angereichert), bei ansonsten gleicher Funktion (Überbringen einer Nachricht) von Testpersonen (TP) als unterschiedliche "Persönlichkei-ten" wahrgenommen werden. Es wird vermutet, dass die Akzeptanz verbessert werden kann, wenn die Nutzer und Nutzerinnen die individuell bevorzugte Persönlichkeit wählen können.

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Realization and user evaluation of a companion robot for people with mild cognitive impairments

Cited by 100 publications

References 12 publications

Hobbit, a care robot supporting independent living at home: First prototype and lessons learned

Hobbit, a care robot supporting independent living at home: First prototype and lessons learned

Case Report: Implications of Doing Research on Socially Assistive Robots in Real Homes

Sollten Assistenzroboter eine „Persönlichkeit“ haben?

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