Results of a real world trial with a mobile social service robot for older adults

Frennert, Susanne; Körtner, Tobias; Batko-Klein, Daliah; Hebesberger, Denise; Weninger, Markus; Gisinger, Christoph; Eftring, Håkan; Antona, Margarita; Adami, Ilia; Weiss, Astrid; Bajones, Markus; Vincze, Markus

doi:10.1109/hri.2016.7451824

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“…Many socially assistive robotic systems have been proposed by various research projects [40,41,49,57]. In this paper, we describe a robotic system that enables health monitoring, complementary care and social support for elderly [58], which aims at providing physical, social and cognitive assistance to elderly people with mild cognitive impairments (see Fig.…”

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ENRICHME: Perception and Interaction of an Assistive Robot for the Elderly at Home

Coşar

Fernández-Carmona

Agrigoroaie

et al. 2020

Int J of Soc Robotics

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Recent technological advances enabled modern robots to become part of our daily life. In particular, assistive robotics emerged as an exciting research topic that can provide solutions to improve the quality of life of elderly and vulnerable people. This paper introduces the robotic platform developed in the ENRICHME project, with particular focus on its innovative perception and interaction capabilities. The project's main goal is to enrich the day-today experience of elderly people at home with technologies that enable health monitoring, complementary care, and social support. The paper presents several modules created to provide cognitive stimulation services for elderly users with mild cognitive impairments. The ENRICHME robot was tested in three pilot sites around Europe (Poland, Greece, and UK) and proven to be an effective assistant for the elderly at home.

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ENRICHME: Perception and Interaction of an Assistive Robot for the Elderly at Home

Coşar

Fernández-Carmona

Agrigoroaie

et al. 2020

Int J of Soc Robotics

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“…However, this shift may be difficult to achieve in practice due to preconceived notions of complexity and an inevitable technological learning curve that may drive older people away from assistance via technology (Czaja et al, 2006;Demiris et al, 2004). Recent studies have also noted that many older people view current autonomous robotic assistants as lacking practicality and as frustrating and slow to use (Pripfl et al, 2016). These signs suggest the need to analyze the degree to which users (particularly the elderly) accept these robots such that future iterations may take directions that fit the bill for general users.…”

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As the world's population increasingly ages, we need technological solutions such as robotics technology to assist older adults in their daily tasks. In this regard, we examine soft service robots' potential to help care for the elderly. To do so, we developed and tested the degree to which they would accept a soft service robot that catered to their functional needs in the home environment. We used embodied artificial to develop an in-house teleoperated human-sized soft service robot that performed object-retrieval tasks with a soft gripper. Using an extended technology acceptance model as a theoretical lens, we conducted a study with 79 older adults to examine the degree to which they would accept a soft service robot in the home environment. We found perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and subjective norms as significant predictors that positively influenced older adults' intention to adopt and use soft service robots. However, we also found that perceived anxiety and perceived likability did not significantly predict older adults' intention to adopt and use soft service robots. We discuss the implications, limitations, and future research directions that arise from these findings.

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“…Hüttenrauch et al [13] study participant interaction patterns with a mobile robot in a home-guided tour. More recently, Pripfl et al [32] report on the results of an in-thewild evaluation of a service robot deployed in the homes of 18 elderly participants. Their findings highlight issues with both technical performance of the system and participant perceptions of the robot as a toy rather than an aid.…”

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Adapting a General-Purpose Social Robot for Paediatric Rehabilitation through In Situ Design

Carrillo

Butchart

Knight

et al. 2018

J. Hum.-Robot Interact.

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Socially assistive robots (SARs) offer great promise for improving outcomes in paediatric rehabilitation. However, the design of software and interactive capabilities for SARs must be carefully considered in the context of their intended clinical use. While previous work has explored specific roles and functionalities to support paediatric rehabilitation, few have considered the design of such capabilities in the context of ongoing clinical deployment. In this article, we present a two-phase in situ design process for SARs in health care, emphasising stakeholder engagement and on-site development. We explore this in the context of developing the humanoid social robot NAO as a socially assistive rehabilitation aid for children with cerebral palsy. We present and evaluate our design process, outcomes achieved, and preliminary results from ongoing clinical testing with 9 patients and 5 therapists over 14 sessions. We argue that our in situ design methodology has been central to the rapid and successful deployment of our system. Rehabilitation outcomes rely critically on patients adhering to a prescribed set of rehabilitation exercises [38]. When those patients are children, maintaining compliance and focus while performing what can often be tiring, uncomfortable, and repetitive exercise programs presents a significant challenge [30,34]. While therapists and caregivers are well equipped with skills and experience to maintain a child's motivation, this takes considerable time and resources [24]. Therapists are not always able to attend each prescribed exercise session and, even when present, results are not always positive.Socially assistive robots (SARs) are increasingly being considered to support a range of health care delivery needs. SARs provide assistance primarily through social interaction and engagement [8], that is, children suffering form serious illness [1]. SARs have shown promising results for improving mood, reducing stress, and encouraging communication for children on the autism spectrum [35], in rehabilitation [4,37], for encouraging exercise in older adults [7], and in poststroke rehabilitation [44].Paediatric rehabilitation presents an ideal context for the application of SARs. Previous work suggests that SARs may provide therapeutic benefits for patients through increased focus and compliance [9,17]. However, no formal clinical evaluation of the therapeutic benefits of SARs for rehabilitation currently exists. This requires development beyond proof-of-concept, with clear clinical-use cases identified. While previous work has explored specific roles and functionalities to support paediatric rehabilitation (e.g., [2,4,20,37]) few have considered the design of such capabilities in the context of ongoing clinical deployment. Addressing this gap is critical to understanding the clinical context that SARs must operate in and for establishing the long-term legitimacy of SARs as effective and usable therapeutic aids with therapists and caregivers.We are developing software to adapt the humanoid robot NAO ...

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Results of a real world trial with a mobile social service robot for older adults

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ENRICHME: Perception and Interaction of an Assistive Robot for the Elderly at Home

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