Robotic System for Physical Training of Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8072801 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Omri Avioz-Sarig (0000-0003-0479-6926, corresponding author), Samuel Olatunji (0000-0002-0535-2780), Vardit Sarne‐Fleischmann (0000-0002-9516-3085), Yael Edan (0000-0002-7430-8468) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1109-1124 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Social Robotics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1875-4791 • E-ISSN: 1875-4805 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12369-020-00697-y |
| OpenAlex | W3089483243 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 16 |
Physical exercise has many physical, psychological and social health benefits leading to improved life quality. This paper presents a robotic system developed as a personal coach for older adults aiming to motivate older adults to participate in physical activities. The robot instructs the participants, demonstrates the exercises and provides real-time corrective and positive feedback according to the participant’s performance as monitored by an RGB-D camera. Two robotic systems based on two different humanoid robots (Nao, toy-like and Poppy, mechanical-like) were developed and implemented using the Python programming language. Experimental studies with 32 older adults were conducted, to determine the preferable mode and timing of the feedback provided to the user to accommodate user preferences, motivate the users and improve their interaction with the system. Additionally, user preferences with regards to the two different humanoid robots used were explored. The results revealed that the system motivated the older adults to engage more in physical exercises. The type and timing of feedback influenced this engagement. Most of these older adults also perceived the system as very useful, easy to use, had a positive attitude towards the system and noted their intention to use it. Most users preferred the more mechanical looking robot (Poppy) over the toy-like robot (Nao
Human–computer interaction · Humanoid robot · Mechatronics · Multimedia · Robot · Robotics · AI in Service Interactions · Computer Science · Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems · Psychology · Social Robot Interaction and HRI · Applied Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 2.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |