Frontiers in Robotics and AI,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
11
Опубликована: Апрель 5, 2024
By
supporting
autonomy,
aging
in
place,
and
wellbeing
later
life,
Socially
Assistive
Robots
are
expected
to
help
humanity
face
the
challenges
posed
by
rapid
of
world’s
population.
For
successful
acceptance
assimilation
SARs
older
adults,
it
is
necessary
understand
factors
affecting
their
Quality
Evaluations
Previous
studies
examining
Human-Robot
Interaction
life
indicated
that
three
aspects
shape
adults’
overall
QEs
robots:
uses,
constraints,
outcomes.
However,
were
usually
limited
duration,
focused
on
rather
than
assimilation,
typically
explored
only
one
aspect
interaction.
In
present
study,
we
examined
outcomes
simultaneously
over
a
long
period.
Nineteen
community-dwelling
adults
aged
75–97
given
SAR
for
physical
training
6
weeks.
Their
experiences
documented
via
in-depth
interviews
conducted
before
after
study
period,
short
weekly
telephone
surveys,
reports
produced
robots.
Analysis
revealed
two
distinct
groups:
(A)
The
‘Fans’
-
participants
who
enjoyed
using
SAR,
attributed
added
value
it,
experienced
process;
(B)
‘Skeptics’
did
not
like
negatively
evaluated
its
use,
disappointing
process.
Despite
vast
differences
between
groups,
both
reported
more
positive
evaluations
at
end
began.
Overall,
results
process
SARs’
homogeneous
provided
profound
understanding
shaping
QE
following
actual
use.
Additionally,
findings
demonstrated
theoretical
practical
usefulness
holistic
approach
researching
users.
We
present
our
ongoing
research
on
applying
a
participatory
design
approach
to
using
social
robots
for
elderly
care.
Our
involves
four
different
groups
of
stakeholders:
the
elderly,
(non-professional)
caregivers,
medical
professionals,
and
psychologists.
focus
card
sorting
storyboarding
techniques
elicit
concerns
stakeholders
towards
deploying
This
is
followed
by
semi-structured
interviews
assess
their
attitudes
individually.
Then
we
are
conducting
two-stage
workshops
with
understand
how
engage
them
technology
identify
challenges
in
this
task.
This
paper
investigates
the
integration
of
artificial
intelligence
(AI)
and
robotics
in
healthcare,
highlighting
potential
autonomous
humanoid
robots
to
replicate
compassionate
care
while
centering
on
ethical
safety
concerns
related
reliability,
quality,
empathy.
It
reviews
benefits,
challenges,
considerations
deploying
settings,
including
user
acceptance
technological
limitations,
questions
their
ability
genuinely
simulate
compassion.
Through
multisensory
simulations
human-robot
interactions
(HRIs)
using
agent-based
modeling,
study
reveals
complex
dynamics
among
patients,
robots,
healthcare
systems,
suggesting
that
advanced
robot
designs
can
enhance
personalized
sensing
with
quantum
neuromorphic
information
processing.
Additionally,
it
analyzes
philosophical
implications
robotic
nursing
care,
advocating
for
a
posthumanist
perspective
recognizes
nonhuman
caring
agencies,
concludes
recommendations
future
research
improve
communication
humanize
capabilities
caregiving.
Paladyn Journal of Behavioral Robotics,
Год журнала:
2022,
Номер
13(1), С. 23 - 44
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022
Abstract
The
inclusion
of
technologies
such
as
telepractice,
and
virtual
reality
in
the
field
communication
disorders
has
transformed
approach
to
providing
healthcare.
This
research
article
proposes
employment
similar
advanced
technology
–
social
robots,
by
a
context
scenarios
for
potential
implementation
robots
supplements
stuttering
intervention.
use
shown
benefits
all
age
group
However,
have
not
yet
been
leveraged
aid
people
with
stuttering.
We
offer
eight
involving
that
can
be
adapted
intervention
children
adults.
this
were
designed
human–robot
interaction
(HRI)
researchers
revised
according
feedback
from
speech-language
pathologists
(SLPs).
specify
extensive
details
are
amenable
clinical
research.
A
general
overview
stuttering,
used
therapy,
health
care
is
provided
treatment
supported
robots.
propose
existing
interventions
enhanced
placing
state-of-the-art
tools
hands
practitioners,
caregivers,
scientists.
Sleep
has
been
studied
as
an
individual
activity,
with
the
interconnected
behaviors
among
family
members
being
rarely
considered.
In
this
study,
by
incorporating
identified
themes
from
previous
phase,
we
designed
and
tested
two
types
of
family-based
sleep
management
systems:
Bedtime
Pal
Caring
Heart.
These
systems
redistributed
sleep-relevant
tasks
members,
so
that
they
would
have
chance
to
reflect
on
difficulties
values
involved
in
those
tasks.
We
deployed
prototypes
performed
in-the-wild
study
12
families
their
homes.
This
empirically
revealed
importance
considering
social
dynamics
a
design
factor
for
technologies.
Design
implications
technologies
are
discussed.
Frontiers in Robotics and AI,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
11
Опубликована: Апрель 5, 2024
By
supporting
autonomy,
aging
in
place,
and
wellbeing
later
life,
Socially
Assistive
Robots
are
expected
to
help
humanity
face
the
challenges
posed
by
rapid
of
world’s
population.
For
successful
acceptance
assimilation
SARs
older
adults,
it
is
necessary
understand
factors
affecting
their
Quality
Evaluations
Previous
studies
examining
Human-Robot
Interaction
life
indicated
that
three
aspects
shape
adults’
overall
QEs
robots:
uses,
constraints,
outcomes.
However,
were
usually
limited
duration,
focused
on
rather
than
assimilation,
typically
explored
only
one
aspect
interaction.
In
present
study,
we
examined
outcomes
simultaneously
over
a
long
period.
Nineteen
community-dwelling
adults
aged
75–97
given
SAR
for
physical
training
6
weeks.
Their
experiences
documented
via
in-depth
interviews
conducted
before
after
study
period,
short
weekly
telephone
surveys,
reports
produced
robots.
Analysis
revealed
two
distinct
groups:
(A)
The
‘Fans’
-
participants
who
enjoyed
using
SAR,
attributed
added
value
it,
experienced
process;
(B)
‘Skeptics’
did
not
like
negatively
evaluated
its
use,
disappointing
process.
Despite
vast
differences
between
groups,
both
reported
more
positive
evaluations
at
end
began.
Overall,
results
process
SARs’
homogeneous
provided
profound
understanding
shaping
QE
following
actual
use.
Additionally,
findings
demonstrated
theoretical
practical
usefulness
holistic
approach
researching
users.
