Robot-assisted homecare: A user study on needs and challenges

Cobot Pub Date : 2023-04-26 DOI:10.12688/cobot.17644.1
Zhidong Su, Fei Liang, W. Sheng, Alex Bishop
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Background: As the older adult population increases there is a great need of developing smart healthcare technologies to assist older adults. Robot-based homecare systems are a promising solution to achieving this goal. This study aims to summarize the recent research in homecare robots, understand user needs and identify the future research directions. Methods: First, we present an overview of the state-of-the-art in homecare robots, including the design and functions of our previously developed ASCC Companion Robot (ASCCBot). Second, we conducted a user study to understand the stake- holders’ opinions and needs regarding homecare robots. Finally, we proposed the future research directions in this exciting research area in response to the existing problems. Results: Our user study shows that most of the interviewees emphasized the importance of medication reminder and fall detection functions. The stakeholders also emphasized the functions to enhance the connection between older adults and their families and friends, as well as the functions to improve the efficiency and productivity of the caregivers. We also identified three major future directions in this exciting research area: human-machine interface, learning and adaptation, and privacy protection. Conclusions: The user study discovered some new useful functions that the stakeholders want to have and also validated the developed functions of the ASCCBot. The three major future directions in the homecare robot research area were identified.
机器人辅助家庭护理:需求与挑战的用户研究
背景:随着老年人口的增加,需要开发智能医疗技术来帮助老年人。基于机器人的家庭护理系统是实现这一目标的一个有希望的解决方案。本研究旨在总结家庭护理机器人的最新研究,了解用户需求,确定未来的研究方向。方法:首先,我们概述了家庭护理机器人的最新发展,包括我们之前开发的ASCC伴侣机器人(ASCCBot)的设计和功能。其次,我们进行了一项用户研究,以了解利益相关者对家庭护理机器人的意见和需求。最后,针对目前存在的问题,提出了该领域未来的研究方向。结果:我们的用户调查显示,大多数受访者强调药物提醒和跌倒检测功能的重要性。利益相关者还强调了加强老年人与其家人和朋友之间联系的功能,以及提高照顾者的效率和生产力的功能。我们还确定了这个令人兴奋的研究领域的三个主要未来方向:人机界面、学习和适应以及隐私保护。结论:用户研究发现了利益相关者希望拥有的一些新的有用功能,也验证了ASCCBot开发的功能。指出了未来家庭护理机器人研究的三个主要方向。
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期刊介绍: Cobot is a rapid multidisciplinary open access publishing platform for research focused on the interdisciplinary field of collaborative robots. The aim of Cobot is to enhance knowledge and share the results of the latest innovative technologies for the technicians, researchers and experts engaged in collaborative robot research. The platform will welcome submissions in all areas of scientific and technical research related to collaborative robots, and all articles will benefit from open peer review. The scope of Cobot includes, but is not limited to: ● Intelligent robots ● Artificial intelligence ● Human-machine collaboration and integration ● Machine vision ● Intelligent sensing ● Smart materials ● Design, development and testing of collaborative robots ● Software for cobots ● Industrial applications of cobots ● Service applications of cobots ● Medical and health applications of cobots ● Educational applications of cobots As well as research articles and case studies, Cobot accepts a variety of article types including method articles, study protocols, software tools, systematic reviews, data notes, brief reports, and opinion articles.
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