Assistive robotics and an ecology of elders living independently in their homes

Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 25-59

  Forlizzi, Jodi ^a   DiSalvo, Carl ^b   Gemperle, Francine ^b  

^a Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; INDEPENDENT LIVING SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; SPEECH PROCESSING; SPEECH RECOGNITION;

ASSISTIVE ROBOTICS; ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY; ROBOTIC PRODUCTS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 3142709599     PISSN: 07370024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327051hci1901&2_3     Document Type: Article

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