Social Assistive Robot Interface for People with Alzheimer's and Other Dementias to Aid in Care Management

项目摘要/摘要 先进医疗电子公司和我们的合作伙伴提议开发一种社会辅助机器人 痴呆症(PWD)(轻度认知障碍、阿尔茨海默病或其他 痴呆者)，他们生活在辅助生活设施中。建议的系统使用增强智能(AI) 以自然语言与残障人士沟通。该系统的目标有三个。首先，该系统有助于 通过培养关系和传达时间表，PWD从住在家里过渡到ALF。第二, 该系统通过应对经常导致护理升级的挑战，使残疾人士能够适当地老化 (即养老院)。第三，该系统通过讲故事和简单游戏等活动参与PWD。我们 将把拟议的搜救系统与现有的辅助技术相结合，这是基于来自 经过测试的个性化心理社会方法，提供非药物干预，以改善日常行为， 残障患者的功能和生活质量。香港特区一支强大的多学科工程师、学术专家团队 和PWD，已经组建了一个商业化合作伙伴来实现这些目标。

Project Summary/Abstract Advanced Medical Electronics Corporation and our partners propose to develop a Socially-Assistive Robot (SAR) system for persons with dementia (PWD),(mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, or other dementias), who are living in assisted living facilities. The proposed system uses Augmented Intelligence (AI) to communicate with the PWD in natural language. The system's goals are three-fold. First, the system helps PWD transition from living in their homes to ALFs by fostering relationships and conveying schedules. Second, the system enables PWD to age in place by addressing the challenges that often lead to an escalation of care (i.e., nursing homes). Third, the system engages PWD via activities such as storytelling and simple games. We will integrate the proposed SAR system with current assistive technology, which is based on the evidence from tested, personalized psychosocial approaches to deliver non-drug intervention to improve everyday behavior, function, and quality of life in PWD. A strong multi-disciplinary team of engineers, academic experts in SAR and PWD, and a commercialization partner has been assembled to achieve these goals.