Measuring Interaction Between People with Dementia and Socially Assistive Robot in Australian Home-Based Care

摘要

This research aims at measuring the interaction between seniors with dementia and a socially assistive robot (named Lucy) in home-based care. The first ever longitudinal field trials have been conducted in Australian homes of people with dementia. The result analyses based on several interactional metrics show that socially assistive robots like Lucy have the ability of breaking technology barriers, positively engaging with its human partner for remarkable frequency and duration, demonstrating a potential to reduce demands on caring time and provide respite to the carers. This research also provides an evidence base to enable the selection of the robot services that are perceived most positively by people with dementia in home-based care.