GUARDIAN: An assisted living social robotics eco-system
H. H. Nap, D. R. M. Lukkien, M. Stal ter, R. Bevilacqua, G. Amabili, N. Morresi, G. M. Revel, S. Casaccia, J. Alberts, J. de Koning, A. De Masi, A. V. Naveira, K. Wac, B. M. Hofstede
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AbstractGUARDIAN is a new technology-enabled ecosystem to support older adults and their carers in an indoor living environment. The GUARDIAN ecosystem is designed to address the different needs in different countries, creating an ecosystem accepted by the end user through a socially assistive robot (SAR) and two web applications (one for caregivers and one for frail older adults) that appropriately consider cultural differences. The project aim is to support older adults, formal carers and informal carers so that older adults can live safely at home for longer with enough comfort. Amongst others, the GUARDIAN Socially Assistive Robot (SAR) will be able to provide older adults with input and stimulation for activities (see also, Nap et al., 2018). This paper describes the iterative co-design and evaluation of GUARDIAN in three countries (Italy, Switzerland & The Netherlands) up to a first alpha working prototype of the SAR connected to the web interfaces that can be operated via a tablet.Keywords: assistive technology, eco-system, social robotics, SAR, older people, informal carers
H. H. Nap, D. R. M. Lukkien, M. Stal ter, R. Bevilacqua, G. Amabili, N. Morresi, G. M. Revel, S. Casaccia, J. Alberts, J. de Koning, A. De Masi, A. V. Naveira, K. Wac, B. M. Hofstede (2022). GUARDIAN: An assisted living social robotics eco-system. Gerontechnology, 21(s),1-1
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.697.opp1