ArticleErgonomics2024
Immersive participatory design of assistive robots to support older adults.
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- Effectiveness and experiences of quality improvement interventions in older care: a mixed-methods systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Lessons Learned from Designing and Evaluating a Robot-assisted Feeding System for Out-of-lab Use.ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction : [proceedings]. ACM/IEEE Conference on Human-Robot Interaction · 2025Article
- Editorial: Interactive robots for healthcare and participation.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- AnFrontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Considerations for designing socially assistive robots for older adults.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Review
- Designing socially assistive robots for clinical practice: insights from an asynchronous remote community of speech-language pathologists.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Robotic support for older adults with cognitive and mobility impairments.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2025Article
- Exploring the Effectiveness of Technology-Assisted Interventions for Promoting Independence in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- How can robots facilitate physical, cognitive, and social engagement in skilled nursing facilities?Frontiers in aging · 2024Article
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Abstract
Assistive robots have the potential to support independence, enhance safety, and lower healthcare costs for older adults, as well as alleviate the demands of their care partners. However, ensuring that these robots will effectively and reliably address end-user needs in the long term requires user-specific design factors to be considered during the robot development process. To identify these design factors, we embedded Stretch, a mobile manipulator created by Hello Robot Inc., in the home of an older adult with motor impairments and his care partner for four weeks to support them with everyday activities. An occupational therapist and a robotics engineer lived with them during this period, employing an immersive participatory design approach to co-design and customise the robot with them. We highlight the benefits of this immersive participatory design experience and provide insights into robot design that can be applied broadly to other assistive technologies.
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