Examination of practicability of communication Robot-Assisted Activity program for elderly people

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Kanoh, Masayoshi ^a   Oida, Yukio ^a   Nomura, Yu ^a   Araki, Atsushi ^a   Konagaya, Yoko ^b   Ihara, Kazushige ^c   Shimizu, Taro ^d   Kimura, Kenji ^d  

^a CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Obu Dementia Care and Training Center   (Japan)

^c TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Business Design Laboratory Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Communication robot; Dementia care; Ifbot; Qualitative evaluations; Robot assisted activity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; STAGES; VIDEO CAMERAS; COMMUNICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; ROBOTS;

COMMUNICATION ROBOT; DEMENTIA CARES; IFBOT; QUALITATIVE EVALUATIONS; ROBOT ASSISTED ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA CARE;

ROBOTS; STAGES;

EID: 84863419593     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2011.p0003     Document Type: Article

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