Robot Therapy at Elder Care Institutions: Effects of Long-Term Interaction with Seal Robots

The Engineering Handbook of Smart Technology for Aging, Disability, and Independence

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 405-418

  Shibata, Takanori ^a   Wada, Kazuyoshi ^b  

^a Ministry of International Trade and Industry   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elder care institutions and robot therapy; Robot therapy for elderly; Robot therapy results

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949099957     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470379424.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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