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Practical Aspects of Deploying Robotherapy Systems

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ROBOT 2017: Third Iberian Robotics Conference (ROBOT 2017)

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The aging of the population presents new challenges that must be solved. One of them is the need to care for the elderly. Robots could help us in the not so distant future. In this paper, we present a robotherapy system, along with some practical issues that must be taken into account in its deployment. Our robotic system helps therapists in sessions of cognitive stimulation. Without taking into account aspects such as the patient’s perception of the robot, or the impact of the cultural environment, the application of these systems may be doomed to failure. In this paper we describe the implantation of the system in a elderly residence in Casillas del Ángel, Fuerteventura, which is very far from where the system was originally developed, with the implications that this factor entails. We will present evidences of how the adaptation to their culture has been considered decisive in their success. We will present the results of the implementation, as well as the therapists’ perception of their effectiveness and the use of healthcare technologies in elderly care.

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Acknowledgment

This works has been funded by Clece S.A. and the Cabildo of Fuerteventura, under the project RoboTherapy. This work has been partially supported by the Spanish Government TIN2016-76515-R Grant, supported with FEDER funds. Authors also want to specially thanks to the personal of the residence of Casillas del Ángel: Carlos Morán, Clara Luque, Noelia Ballesteros, Sara Darías; Efrén Texeira (psychologist), Carlos Comín, Elena Vega and Elena Henriquez from Clece S.A.

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    Francisco Martín & Jonathan Ginés

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  1. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

    Anibal Ollero

  2. Institut de Robòtica I Informàtica Industrial (CSIC-UPC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

    Alberto Sanfeliu

  3. Departamento de Informática e Ingeniería de Sistemas, Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería de Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain

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  4. Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering of Aveiro (IEETA), Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Nuno Lau

  5. IDMEC, Instituto Superior Técnico de Lisboa, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Carlos Cardeira

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Martín, F., Ginés, J. (2018). Practical Aspects of Deploying Robotherapy Systems. In: Ollero, A., Sanfeliu, A., Montano, L., Lau, N., Cardeira, C. (eds) ROBOT 2017: Third Iberian Robotics Conference. ROBOT 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 693. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70833-1_30

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