The Promises and Challenges of Socially Assistive Robotics

摘要: Introduction Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) for socially assistive applications is a growing and increasingly popular research area at the intersection of robotics, health science, psychology, social cognitive science. Assistive robotics has potential to enhance quality life large populations users. In response rapidly elderly population, great deal attention been dedicated toward study development robot pets companions aimed reducing stress depression [6, 11]. Individuals with physical impairments those in rehabilitation therapy are also beneficiaries technology, both improved mobility [13] outcomes recovery. Finally, individuals disabilities developmental disorders (e.g., autism [2, 12]) constitute another population that could benefit from context special education, therapy, training. An effective must understand interact its environment, exhibit behavior, focus communication on user order assist achieving specific goals.