(Workshops at the Twenty-Fifth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2011-08-24) Broadbent, E; Jayawardena, C; Kerse, N; Stafford, R. Q; MacDonald, B. A
This paper describes a program of research that aims to develop and test healthcare robots for elder care. We describe
the aims of the project, the robots developed, and studies we
have performed in HRI in elder care. We highlight research
design issues that have become apparent in the retirement
home setting when testing robots. These issues are relevant
to robotics researchers wishing to evaluate the effects of robotic care on older people’s quality of life.
