Brian 2.1: A Socially assistive robot for the elderly and cognitively impaired

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-83

  McColl, Derek ^a   Louie, Wing Yue Geoffrey ^a   Nejat, Goldie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE ABILITY; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; COGNITIVELY IMPAIRED; DAILY ACTIVITY; ELDERLY POPULATIONS; MEMORY LOSS; OLDER ADULTS; SOCIALLY ASSISTIVE ROBOTS;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; ROBOTICS;

NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

EID: 84874860705     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2012.2229939     Document Type: Article

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