What hinders robotic care? Towards situated understanding of elder care robots and their uses
H. Shin, C. Jeon
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AbstractA growing number of robots are developed and trialed for elderly care services in South Korea. Among them is Hyodol, a toy robot for the elderly living alone. Since the product’s market release in 2017, almost 6,000 units have been distributed nationwide, known to be the most widespread elderly care robot in South Korea. In particular, over 90 percent of the robots have been distributed through healthcare institutions with public funding, which demonstrates the potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) successfully being incorporated into the state-run welfare system. While Hyodol’s therapeutic efficacy has been investigated by a number of scholars (Jo et al., 2019; Kim et al., 2020a; Kim et al., 2020b; Lee et al., 2019), less focus has been placed on cases in which the robotic care does not operate as expected. This study aims to address and characterize the barriers that hinder the seamless introduction and sustainable use of robots.Keywords: care robot, barrier, situated understanding
H. Shin, C. Jeon (2022). What hinders robotic care? Towards situated understanding of elder care robots and their uses. Gerontechnology, 21(s),4-4
https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2022.21.s.757.4.sp3