Assistive robot enabled tele-health service model

Author

Khosla, Rajiv ; Mei-Tai Chu

Author_Institution

Res. Centre for Comput., La Trobe Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia

fYear

2012

fDate

17-18 Dec. 2012

Firstpage

84

Lastpage

90

Abstract

This research aims to contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the use of assistive robots for tele-health care in the home through an innovative service model. In contrast to existing tele-consultation, tele-monitoring and tele-medicine service models, the assistive robot enabled tele-health model focuses on providing holistic care (which includes reactive, proactive as well as preventative care). Additionally, unlike existing tele-health technologies it facilitates human-like engagement and reciprocal association between assistive robot and the human partner.

Keywords

assisted living; medical robotics; telemedicine; telerobotics; assistive robots; holistic care; human-like engagement; innovative service model; preventative care; proactive care; reactive care; reciprocal association; tele-consultation service models; tele-health care; tele-health service model; tele-health technologies; tele-medicine service models; tele-monitoring service models; Acoustics; Biomedical monitoring; Microphones; Monitoring; Organic light emitting diodes; Receivers; Robots; assistive robot; service model; tele-health;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computerized Healthcare (ICCH), 2012 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Hong Kong

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5127-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCH.2012.6724477

Filename

6724477