Social telepresence robots: a narrative review of experiments involving older adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Isabet, M Pino, M Lewis, S Benveniste… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Social isolation is a common phenomenon among the elderly. Retirement, widowhood, and
increased prevalence of chronic diseases in this age group lead to a decline in social …

Acceptance of social robots by elder people: does psychosocial functioning matter?

S Baisch, T Kolling, A Schall, S Rühl, S Selic… - International Journal of …, 2017‏ - Springer
This study aims at investigating the relevance of psychosocial functioning for the acceptance
of social robots by elder people in the context of everyday functioning. It was assumed that …

Temporal Progression of Four Older Adults through Technology Acceptance Phases for a Mobile Telepresence Robot in Domestic Environments

R Baggett, M Simecek, KM Tsui, MR Fraune - Robotics, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Loneliness is increasingly common, especially among older adults. Technology like mobile
telepresence robots can help people feel less lonely. However, such technology has …

[PDF][PDF] Emotionale Roboter im Pflegekontext

S Baisch, T Kolling, S Rühl, B Klein, J Pantel… - … für Gerontologie und …, 2018‏ - robotik-info.ch
Zahlreiche Studien zeigen, dass der Kontakt zu Tieren positive Auswirkungen auf das
Wohlbefinden ua von älteren Menschen mit und ohne Einschränkungen in der …

Using telepresence for social connection: views of older people with dementia, families, and health professionals from a mixed methods pilot study

W Moyle, C Jones, T Dwan, T Ownsworth… - Aging & Mental …, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
Objectives: To explore the acceptability of telepresence robots in dementia care from the
perspectives of people with dementia, family carers, and health professionals/trainees, and …

Longitudinal Study of Mobile Telepresence Robots in Older Adults' Homes: Uses, Social Connection, and Comfort with Technology

JM Rheman, RP Baggett, M Simecek… - ACM Transactions on …, 2024‏ - dl.acm.org
Mobile telepresence robots can help reduce loneliness by facilitating people to visit each
other and have more social presence than visiting via video or audio calls. However, using …

Stakeholders' perceptions sought to inform the development of a low-cost mobile robot for older adults: A qualitative descriptive study

JS Sefcik, MJ Johnson, M Yim, T Lau… - Clinical nursing …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Creative solutions are needed to support community-dwelling older adults residing in a
variety of settings including their house, apartment, or Supportive Apartment Living (SAL) to …

[PDF][PDF] An eye-gaze tracking system for teleoperation of a mobile robot

C Carreto, D Gêgo, L Figueiredo - Journal of Information Systems …, 2018‏ - academia.edu
Most telerobotic applications rely on a Human-Robot Interface that requires the operator to
continuously monitor the state of the robot through visual feedback while uses manual input …

Evaluating telepresence robots in the field

A Cesta, G Cortellessa, A Orlandini… - Agents and Artificial …, 2013‏ - Springer
Most robotic systems are usually used and evaluated in laboratory setting for a limited
period of time. The limitation of lab evaluation is that it does not take into account the …