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May 23-24, 2019 | Vienna, Austria
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
2
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International Conference on
Research & Reviews: Journal of Engineering and Technology | ISSN: 2319-9873 | Volume 8
Welfare robotics in elderly care homes
Norbert Krüger
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
T
he pressure caused by the demographic development
in Western European countries allows for easily
creating very good business models for the application
of so called “welfare robots” in care institutions for
the elderly. In my talk, I will give an overview of current
developments in welfare robotics in the elderly care sector,
the technical problems that still need to be addressed and
the applications to be expected within the next decade.
In particular, I will talk about the SMOOTH project which
stands for “Seamless human-robot interaction for THe
support of elderly people”. In the SMOOTH project, we
focus on repetitive tasks that do not involved manipulation
such as transport of laundry, offering beverages and
guidance. To make such applications technically feasible, it
was important that the design of the robot simplifies a lot
of the technical problems involved. I will in particular talk
about the process that led to the design of SMOOTH robot
that is currently built by a Danish start-up company.
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Norbert.schartel@sciops.esa.intJET, Volume 8 | ISSN: 2319-9873