Personal Robot Assistants for Elderly Care: An Overview
Personal Robot Assistants for Elderly Care: An Overview
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DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-62530-0_5
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2018-01-01
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Novais, Paulo
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作者:
Costa, Angelo;Julian, Vicente;Novais, Paulo
The world's population is ageing and, with that, new social issues arise, especially in terms of healthcare and daily activities. Despite the preference for human professional healthcare, the new socio-economic situation and the decrease in care personnel make necessary to give support to the process of caregiving. In this context, Robotics can be considered as a solution since it can provide healthcare support, help in performing daily tasks, and/or increase the feeling of autonomony and self management. This paper is an overview of the existing robotic technologies for elderly care, analysing their benefits for the elderly.