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AEI
2006
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13 years 5 months ago
Design issues for assistive robotics for the elderly
The worldwide population of elderly people is growing rapidly and in the coming decades the proportion of older people in the developed countries will change significantly. This d...
Qinggang Meng, Mark H. Lee
PSYCHNOLOGY
2007
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13 years 4 months ago
Psychological Implications of Domestic Assistive Technology for the Elderly
The ROBOCARE Domestic Environment (RDE) is the result of a three-year project aimed at developing cognitive support technology for elderly people. Specifically, the domestic envir...
Amedeo Cesta, Gabriella Cortellessa, Vittoria Giul...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
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13 years 10 months ago
A Robotic Walker that Provides Guidance
This paper describes a robotic walker designed as an assistive device for frail elderly people with cognitive impairment. Locomotion is most often the primary form of exercise for...
Aaron Morris, Raghavendra Donamukkala, Anuj Kapuri...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
A Robotized Positioning Platform guided by Computed Tomography: Practical Issues and Evaluation
Abstract— Medical robotics is a field where dedicated mechanisms have an increasing importance. The strong operating room constraints, both medical and practical, lead to heavil...
Benjamin Maurin, Bernard Bayle, Jacques Gangloff, ...
RAM
2008
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
Mechatronics Considerations for Assisting Humans
Mechatronics technologies are now steadily penetrating in our daily lives. We are surrounded by mechatronic products and interact with them in many ways. In particular, mechatroni...
Masayoshi Tomizuka