The Role of Healthcare Robots for Older People at Home: A Review

International Journal of Social Robotics

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 575-591

  Robinson, Hayley ^a   MacDonald, Bruce ^a   Broadbent, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Assistive technologies; Healthcare robots; Robotics

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; MEDICAL ROBOTICS; MHEALTH; ROBOTICS; SMARTPHONES; SOCIAL ROBOTS;

AGEING; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; COGNITIVE DECLINE; EDUCATIONAL CONTENTS; INTERACTION STYLES; MULTIFUNCTIONAL ROBOTS; MULTIPLE FUNCTION; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

EDUCATIONAL ROBOTS;

EID: 84919916407     PISSN: 18754791     EISSN: 18754805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12369-014-0242-2     Document Type: Article

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