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What people with dementia want: Designing MARIO an acceptable robot companion: Designing MARIO an acceptable robot companion

  • University of Galway
  • RURobots
  • Caretta-Net
  • University of Passau

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Abstract

Companion robots designed for PWD need to be customised to meet individual needs if they are to be perceived as useful and acceptable. This paper presents a brief review of the literature on the usefulness of robots for people with dementia; it also includes an overview of the ethical considerations that inform robot development and a description of a qualitative study which describes how people with dementia and other key stakeholders helped to design and shape this robot. An overview of the unique aspect of the MARIO robot and the scientific impact of this work is also presented.

Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Title of host publicationComputers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP). Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
EditorsChristian Bühler, Klaus Miesenberger, Petr Penaz
Place of PublicationLinz, Austria.
PublisherSpringer,
Pages318-325
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319412634
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2016
Event15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2016 - Linz, Austria
Duration: 13 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name0302-9743

Conference

Conference15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP 2016
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityLinz
Period13/07/1615/07/16

Keywords

  • Companion robots
  • People with dementia
  • User led design

Authors (Note for portal: view the doc link for the full list of authors)

  • Authors
  • Casey, D., Felzmann, H., Pegman, G., Kouroupetroglou, C., Murphy, K., Koumpis, A., & Whelan, S

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