Using Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction to Motivate Physical Exercise for Older Adults
Using Socially Assistive Human-Robot Interaction to Motivate Physical Exercise for Older Adults
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DOI：
10.1109/jproc.2012.2200539
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发表时间：
2012-08-01
影响因子：
20.6
通讯作者：
Mataric, Maja J.
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作者：
Fasola, Juan;Mataric, Maja J.
在本文中，我们提出了一个社会辅助机器人（SAR）系统的设计，实施和用户研究评估，旨在从事老年用户的体育锻炼，旨在实现健康效益和提高生活质量。我们讨论了我们的设计方法，它结合了内在动机领域心理学研究的见解，并专注于通过个性化的社交互动来保持参与度。我们描述了两个用户的研究进行测试的动机理论在实践中与我们的系统。第一项研究通过比较一个关系型机器人教练和一个非关系型机器人教练，研究了表扬和关系型话语在运动系统中的作用。第二项研究评估了参与者的偏好，用户选择的任务场景。这两项研究都是为了评估机器人运动系统的可行性和整体有效性。这两项研究的结果，他们表现出强烈的用户偏好的关系在非关系机器人的愉悦性，陪伴，并作为一个运动教练，不同的用户偏好的选择，以及高用户评级的系统在多个指标。所提出的用户研究的结果，汇集在一起，支持机器人的激励能力，并证明了该系统在激励老年用户锻炼的可行性和实用性。
In this paper, we present the design, implementation, and user study evaluation of a socially assistive robot (SAR) system designed to engage elderly users in physical exercise aimed at achieving health benefits and improving quality of life. We discuss our design methodology, which incorporates insights from psychology research in the area of intrinsic motivation, and focuses on maintaining engagement through personalized social interaction. We describe two user studies conducted to test the motivation theory in practice with our system. The first study investigated the role of praise and relational discourse in the exercise system by comparing a relational robot coach to a nonrelational robot coach. The second study evaluated participant preferences regarding user choice in the task scenario. Both studies served to evaluate the feasibility and overall effectiveness of the robot exercise system. The results of both studies are presented; they show a strong user preference for the relational over the nonrelational robot in terms of enjoyableness, companionship, and as an exercise coach, varying user preferences regarding choice, and high user ratings of the system across multiple metrics. The outcomes of the presented user studies, brought together, support the motivational capabilities of the robot, and demonstrate the viability and usefulness of the system in motivating exercise in elderly users.