Development of Transfer Assist Robot Based on the User Needs

Mio Nakamura; YoheiKume; Jun Suzurikawa; Shohei Tsukada; Hideo Kawakami; Kaoru Inoue; Takenobu Inoue

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JRM Vol.25 No.6 pp. 992-999

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2013.p0992

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Development of Transfer Assist Robot Based on the User Needs

Mio Nakamura^,, YoheiKume^, Jun Suzurikawa^*,
Shohei Tsukada^, Hideo Kawakami^, Kaoru Inoue^***,
and Takenobu Inoue^*

^*Research Institute of National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa-city, Saitama, Japan

^**Panasonic Corporation, 2-7 Matsuba-cho, Kadoma-city, Osaka, Japan

^***Graduate School of Human Health Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 7-2-10 Higashiogu, Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Received:

May 10, 2013

Accepted:

November 3, 2013

Published:

December 20, 2013

Keywords:

user needs, transfer assist robot, persons with disabilities, robot technology, independence support

Abstract

To develop technology based on the need for a Roboticbed® by the elderly and those with disabilities, this study extracts user needs and problems based on feasibility testing. This study makes it clear that those with severe disabilities want the Roboticbed® to support their independence in moving between bed and wheelchair and back. We propose a lifestyle for users and caregivers using the present version of the Roboticbed® based on experiments and extracted problems based on user needs. These results indicate that evaluation based on user needs is useful for specifying a design guide for user needs.

Cite this article as:

M. Nakamura, YoheiKume, J. Suzurikawa, S. Tsukada, H. Kawakami, K. Inoue, and T. Inoue, “Development of Transfer Assist Robot Based on the User Needs,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.25 No.6, pp. 992-999, 2013.

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Development of Transfer Assist Robot Based on the User Needs

Mio Nakamura*,***, YoheiKume**, Jun Suzurikawa*, Shohei Tsukada**, Hideo Kawakami**, Kaoru Inoue***, and Takenobu Inoue*

Mio Nakamura^,, YoheiKume^, Jun Suzurikawa^*,
Shohei Tsukada^, Hideo Kawakami^, Kaoru Inoue^***,
and Takenobu Inoue^*