Home integration of conversational robots to enhance ageing and dementia care
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Lima, Maria R
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Conversational technology provides an accessible interface for verbal engagement and support in daily living. However, bridging the gap between robotics research for ageing and dementia care and deployment in everyday life remains a significant challenge. My research investigates how conversational robots can support the independence and well-being of older adults and people living with dementia (PLWD) at home. We analysed interactions with commercial conversational agents deployed in homes with PLWD over 6+ months. We introduced a framework to map behaviour by correlating activities detected by environmental sensors with voice interactions. Using a participatory approach, we underscored key feasibility challenges to support PLWD in different cultural and economic contexts (UK and India). Future work will design and analyse human-robot natural language interactions to promote and monitor cognitive health in target populations.
Date Issued
2024-03-11
Date Acceptance
2024-03-01
Citation
Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 2024, pp.115-117
ISBN
9798400703232
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery
Start Page
115
End Page
117
Journal / Book Title
Companion of the 2024 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
Copyright Statement
© 2024 Copyright held by the owner/author(s). This is the author’s accepted manuscript made available under a CC-BY licence in accordance with Imperial’s Research Publications Open Access policy (www.imperial.ac.uk/oa-policy)
License URL
Identifier
10.1145/3610978.3638378
Source
19th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Subjects
ageing
Computer Science
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science, Cybernetics
Conversational AI
dementia care
Robotics
Science & Technology
socially assistive robots
Technology
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2024-03-11
Finish Date
2024-03-15
Coverage Spatial
Boulder, CO, USA
Date Publish Online
2024-03-11