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Assistive technologies : short overview and trends
This paper gives a brief overview of currently existing assistive technologies for different kinds of disabilities. An elaborate discussion of all types of assistive technologies is beyond the scope of this paper. Assistive technologies have evolved dramatically in recent years and will continue to be further developed thanks to major progress in artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and other areas. Previously, assistive technologies were highly specialized and were often difficult or expensive to acquire. Today, however, many assistive technologies are included in mainstream products and services. An introduction and state of the art of assistive technologies are presented first. These are followed by an overview of technological trends in assistive technologies and a conclusion
User-centered design of a dynamic-autonomy remote interaction concept for manipulation-capable robots to assist elderly people in the home
In this article, we describe the development of a human-robot interaction concept for service robots to assist elderly people in the home with physical tasks. Our approach is based on the insight that robots are not yet able to handle all tasks autonomously with sufficient reliability in the complex and heterogeneous environments of private homes. We therefore employ remote human operators to assist on tasks a robot cannot handle completely autonomously. Our development methodology was user-centric and iterative, with six user studies carried out at various stages involving a total of 241 participants. The concept is under implementation on the Care-O-bot 3 robotic platform. The main contributions of this article are (1) the results of a survey in form of a ranking of the demands of elderly people and informal caregivers for a range of 25 robot services, (2) the results of an ethnography investigating the suitability of emergency teleassistance and telemedical centers for incorporating robotic teleassistance, and (3) a user-validated human-robot interaction concept with three user roles and corresponding three user interfaces designed as a solution to the problem of engineering reliable service robots for home environments
Suitable task allocation in intelligent systems for assistive environments
The growing need of technological assistance to provide support to
people with special needs demands for systems more and more efficient and with better performances. With this aim, this work tries to advance in a multirobot platform that allows the coordinated control of different agents and other elements in the environment to achieve an autonomous behavior based on the user’s needs or will. Therefore, this environment is structured according to the potentiality of each agent and elements of this environment and of the dynamic context, to generate the adequate actuation plans and the coordination of their execution.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft
Internet of robotic things : context-aware and personalized interventions of assistive social robots
Designing a gamified social platform for people living with dementia and their live-in family caregivers
In the current paper, a social gamified platform for people living with dementia and their live-in family caregivers, integrating a broader diagnostic approach and interactive interventions is presented. The CAREGIVERSPRO-MMD (C-MMD) platform constitutes a support tool for the patient and the informal caregiver - also referred to as the dyad - that strengthens self-care, and builds community capacity and engagement at the point of care. The platform is implemented to improve social collaboration, adherence to treatment guidelines through gamification, recognition of progress indicators and measures to guide management of patients with dementia, and strategies and tools to improve treatment interventions and medication adherence. Moreover, particular attention was provided on guidelines, considerations and user requirements for the design of a User-Centered Design (UCD) platform. The design of the platform has been based on a deep understanding of users, tasks and contexts in order to improve platform usability, and provide adaptive and intuitive User Interfaces with high accessibility. In this paper, the architecture and services of the C-MMD platform are presented, and specifically the gamification aspects. © 2018 Association for Computing Machinery.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft
A short curriculum of the robotics and technology of computer lab
Our research Lab is directed by Prof. Anton Civit. It is an interdisciplinary group of 23
researchers that carry out their teaching and researching labor at the Escuela
PolitĂ©cnica Superior (Higher Polytechnic School) and the Escuela de IngenierĂa
Informática (Computer Engineering School). The main research fields are: a)
Industrial and mobile Robotics, b) Neuro-inspired processing using electronic spikes,
c) Embedded and real-time systems, d) Parallel and massive processing computer
architecture, d) Information Technologies for rehabilitation, handicapped and elder
people, e) Web accessibility and usability
In this paper, the Lab history is presented and its main publications and research
projects over the last few years are summarized.Nuestro grupo de investigación está liderado por el profesor Civit. Somos un grupo
multidisciplinar de 23 investigadores que realizan su labor docente e investigadora
en la Escuela PolitĂ©cnica Superior y en Escuela de IngenierĂa Informática. Las
principales lĂneas de investigaciones son: a) RobĂłtica industrial y mĂłvil. b)
Procesamiento neuro-inspirado basado en pulsos electrĂłnicos. c) Sistemas
empotrados y de tiempo real. d) Arquitecturas paralelas y de procesamiento masivo.
e) TecnologĂa de la informaciĂłn aplicada a la discapacidad, rehabilitaciĂłn y a las
personas mayores. f) Usabilidad y accesibilidad Web.
En este artĂculo se reseña la historia del grupo y se resumen las principales
publicaciones y proyectos que ha conseguido en los últimos años
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