Socially assistive robots in elderly care: a mixed-method systematic literature review

R Kachouie, S Sedighadeli, R Khosla… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The world's population is aging, and developed countries are engaged in developing a new
aged-care paradigm to reduce spiraling healthcare costs. Assistive technologies like …

A review on the use of mobile service robots in elderly care

P Asgharian, AM Panchea, F Ferland - Robotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Global demographics trend toward an aging population. Hence, there will be an increased
social demand for elderly care. Recently, assistive technologies such as service robots have …

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

S Coşar, M Fernandez-Carmona, R Agrigoroaie… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
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 …

Does the robot have a mind? Mind perception and attitudes towards robots predict use of an eldercare robot

RQ Stafford, BA MacDonald, C Jayawardena… - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Robots are starting to be developed for aged care populations and some of these have been
made into commercial products that have been well received. However, little is known about …

Socially assistive robotics

MJ Matarić, B Scassellati - Springer handbook of robotics, 2016 - Springer
This chapter reviews the critical societal issues that have motivated research into socially
assistive robotics (SAR)(Sect. 73.2) and describes the reason why physical robots rather …

Robotic system for physical training of older adults

O Avioz-Sarig, S Olatunji, V Sarne-Fleischmann… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Physical exercise has many physical, psychological and social health benefits leading to
improved life quality. This paper presents a robotic system developed as a personal coach …

Evaluation of a companion robot based on field tests with single older adults in their homes

K Zsiga, A Tóth, T Pilissy, O Péter, Z Dénes… - Assistive …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The growing number of older adults places insurmountable load on family members and
professional caregivers. Assistive technology with the aid of robots can present a possible …

Robots in older people's homes to improve medication adherence and quality of life: a randomised cross-over trial

E Broadbent, K Peri, N Kerse, C Jayawardena… - Social Robotics: 6th …, 2014 - Springer
Healthcare robots are being developed to help older people maintain independence. This
randomised cross-over trial aimed to investigate whether healthcare robots were acceptable …

Healthcare robot systems for a hospital environment: CareBot and ReceptionBot

HS Ahn, MH Lee, BA MacDonald - 2015 24th IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a robot system for healthcare facility environments. Current healthcare
robot systems do not address healthcare workflows well and our goal is to provide …

Healthcare robots in homes of rural older adults

JR Orejana, BA MacDonald, HS Ahn, K Peri… - Social Robotics: 7th …, 2015 - Springer
Older adults in rural communities who have chronic health conditions are often isolated from
social support and medical clinics. Robots may be able to assist with day to day healthcare …