TY - GEN
T1 - The role of the physical embodiment of a music therapist robot for individuals with cognitive impairments
T2 - 2009 Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, VR 2009
AU - Tapus, Adriana
PY - 2009/11/12
Y1 - 2009/11/12
N2 - The world population is growing older. Global aging is occurring at a rate never seen before, it is expected that in 2040 there will be three times more people over the age 85 than there are today. Even if nursing homes and other care facilities can provide assistance, space and staff shortages are already becoming an issue. One of the aims of this work is to show the benefits of robot's physical embodiment in human-robot social interactions. The social therapist robot tries to provide customized cognitive stimulation by playing a music game with the participant. The results of the pilot study over a 6 month period depict a more efficient, natural, and preferred interaction with the robot rather than with the simulated robot.
AB - The world population is growing older. Global aging is occurring at a rate never seen before, it is expected that in 2040 there will be three times more people over the age 85 than there are today. Even if nursing homes and other care facilities can provide assistance, space and staff shortages are already becoming an issue. One of the aims of this work is to show the benefits of robot's physical embodiment in human-robot social interactions. The social therapist robot tries to provide customized cognitive stimulation by playing a music game with the participant. The results of the pilot study over a 6 month period depict a more efficient, natural, and preferred interaction with the robot rather than with the simulated robot.
KW - Cognitive stimulation
KW - Customizable interaction
KW - Human-robot interaction
KW - Socially assistive robotics
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/70449134407
U2 - 10.1109/ICVR.2009.5174241
DO - 10.1109/ICVR.2009.5174241
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70449134407
SN - 9781424441891
T3 - 2009 Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, VR 2009
SP - 203
BT - 2009 Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, VR 2009
Y2 - 29 June 2009 through 2 July 2009
ER -