Paper:
Language: English:

Psychological and Social Effects of Robot-assisted Activity in the Elderly Robot-assisted at Health Service Facilities

Kazuyoshi Wada^,,, Takanori Shibata^*,**, Tomoko Saito^*,**, and Kazuo Tanie^*,***

Intelligent Systems Institute, AIST, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8568 Japan
PRESTO, JST
Institute of Engineering Mechanics, University of Tsukuba

Received: February 5, 2003

Accepted: February 24, 2003

Keywords: mental commit robot, human-robot interaction, robot-assisted activity, elderly people

Journal ref: Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Vol.7, No.2 pp. 130-138, 2003

Abstract

We have been developing cat and seal robots – called "mental commit robots" – to help people psychologically, physiologically, and socially. The actual animal seal robot was developed for use in therapy. We used seal robots to assist the elderly at a health service facility for the aged. To determine psychological and social effects of seal robots in such a setting, we evaluated moods using a face scale, which expresses moods by illustrating facial expressions, and Profile of Mood States, which evaluates moods through a questionnaire. Seal robots used at the facility for three weeks. The moods of elderly people were improved by interaction with them.

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