TY - GEN
T1 - Potential use of robots in Taiwanese nursing homes
AU - Chang, Wan Ling
AU - Šabanović, Selma
PY - 2013/4/8
Y1 - 2013/4/8
N2 - Nursing homes and long-term care institutions often need technological assistance because of the high ratio of low-functioning residents coupled with a shortage of caregivers. To explore the potential uses of emerging robotic technologies in nursing homes, we apply Forlizzi's concept of the product ecology and a user-centered design approach involving field study and focus groups to understand what kind of robot design would be suitable in the nursing home context. Our preliminary results show that instead of a robot which completely replaces human labor, nursing home staff prefer robot assistants who fit into their working process. We also learned the most appropriate functions for robots in nursing homes were helping with minor tasks and encouraging social interaction among residents.
AB - Nursing homes and long-term care institutions often need technological assistance because of the high ratio of low-functioning residents coupled with a shortage of caregivers. To explore the potential uses of emerging robotic technologies in nursing homes, we apply Forlizzi's concept of the product ecology and a user-centered design approach involving field study and focus groups to understand what kind of robot design would be suitable in the nursing home context. Our preliminary results show that instead of a robot which completely replaces human labor, nursing home staff prefer robot assistants who fit into their working process. We also learned the most appropriate functions for robots in nursing homes were helping with minor tasks and encouraging social interaction among residents.
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U2 - 10.1109/HRI.2013.6483520
DO - 10.1109/HRI.2013.6483520
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84875737212
SN - 9781467330558
T3 - ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
SP - 99
EP - 100
BT - HRI 2013 - Proceedings of the 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
T2 - 8th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, HRI 2013
Y2 - 3 March 2013 through 6 March 2013
ER -