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Free RESEARCH WEBINAR: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 12 noon ET

User Studies with intelligent assistive robots and elderly residing in LTC homes – TVN-funded 2013 Catalyst grant (Dr. Goldie Nejat, PhD, P.Eng, University of Toronto)

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As the world’s elderly population continues to grow, so does the number of older Canadians that require personalized care. While much of the elderly population suffers from social isolation and age-related cognitive decline, there is a widening gap of human resources that can provide social and cognitive interventions that have positive health effects.

Assistive robots are a promising new technology; yet, there are only a handful of research studies that investigate assistive robot interactions with elderly individuals in real healthcare environments. Robotics aspects of developing the technology are challenging, though the human-robot interaction is crucial for integrating robots as effective long-term resources.

Join presenter and research PI Goldie Nejat as she describes on-site user experiments involving an intelligent socially assistive robot that assisted elders in multiple socially and cognitively stimulating activities in a long-term care facility.  Dr. Nejat will present robot engagement, compliance, acceptance and performance impacts and results.

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