Title :
The role of the physical embodiment of a music therapist robot for individuals with cognitive impairments: Longitudinal study
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., ENSTA, Paris, France
fDate :
June 29 2009-July 2 2009
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
games of skill; handicapped aids; human-robot interaction; medical robotics; music; patient treatment; care facility; cognitive impairment; customized cognitive stimulation; global aging; human-robot social interaction; music game; music therapist robot; nursing home; robot physical embodiment; social therapist robot; Aging; Alzheimer´s disease; Cognitive robotics; Computational modeling; Computer science; Computer simulation; Human robot interaction; Orbital robotics; Rehabilitation robotics; Senior citizens; cognitive stimulation; customizable interaction; human-robot interaction; socially assistive robotics;
Conference_Titel :
Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, 2009
Conference_Location :
Haifa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4188-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4189-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICVR.2009.5174241
