RT Journal Article
T1 Mini: A New Social Robot for the Elderly
A1 Salichs Sánchez-Caballero, Miguel
A1 Castro González, Álvaro
A1 Salichs San José, Esther
A1 Fernández Rodicio, Enrique
A1 Maroto Gómez, Marcos
A1 Gamboa Montero, Juan José
A1 Marqués Villarroya, Sara
A1 Castillo Montoya, José Carlos
A1 Alonso Martín, Fernando
A1 Malfaz Vázquez, María Ángeles
AB The unceasing aging of the population is leading to new problems in developed countries. Robots represent an opportunity to extend the period of independent living of the elderly as well as to ameliorate their economic burden and social problems. We present a new social robot, Mini, specifically designed to assist and accompany the elderly in their daily life either at home or in a nursing facility. Based on the results of several meetings with experts in this field, we have built a robot able to provide services in the areas of safety, entertainment, personal assistance and stimulation. Mini supports elders and caregivers in cognitive and mental tasks. We present the robot platform and describe the software architecture, particularly focussing on the human–robot interaction. We give in detail how the robot operates and the interrelation of the different modules of the robot in a real use case. In the last part of the paper, we evaluated how users perceive the robot. Participants reported interesting results in terms of usability, appearance, and satisfaction. This paper describes all aspects of the design and development of a new social robot that can be used by other researchers who face the multiple challenges of creating a new robotic platform for older people.
PB Springer
SN 1875-4791
YR 2020
FD 2020-12-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/35007
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/35007
LA eng
NO The research leading to these results has received funding from theprojects: Development of social robots to help seniors with cognitiveimpairment (ROBSEN), funded by the Ministerio de Economía yCompetitividad; and Robots Sociales para Estimulación Física,Cognitiva y Afectiva de Mayores (ROSES), funded by the Ministeriode Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.
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