The aim of the present study involves designing a humanoid robot guide as a walking trainer for elderly and rehabilitation patients. The system is based on the humanoid robot Pepper with a compliance approach that allows to match the motion intention of the user to the robot's pace. This feasibility study is backed up by an experimental evaluation conducted in a rehabilitation centre. We hypothesize that Pepper robot used as an assistive partner, can also benefit elderly users by motivating them to perform physical activity.
@article{arxiv.1904.08854,
title = {Wait for me! Towards socially assistive walk companions},
author = {Fernando Garcia and Amit Kumar Pandey and Charles Fattal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.08854},
year = {2019}
}
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2nd Workshop on Social Robots in Therapy and Care. 14th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2019)