Usability and Feasibility Assessment of a Social Assistive Robot for the Older People: Results from the GUARDIAN Project.

ABSTRACT: In Italy, many people aged over 65 cannot live independently, causing an overall decrease in their quality of life and a need for social and health care. Due to the lack of both formal and informal caregivers, technological solutions become of paramount importance in this scenario. This article describes the user-centered development of the GUARDIAN ecosystem, consisting of a social robot integrated with two mobile applications which aim to monitor, coach, and keep the older user company in order to prolong his/her independence at home. In particular, the advancements from the alpha to the beta prototype of the ecosystem are described, achieved through the feedback collected from 41 end users-older people and their carers-that have tested the system for 6 weeks. By enhancing human-robot in

SUBMITTER: Amabili G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10813054 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature