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With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology and the acceleration of the global population aging process, the application demand of service robots in ...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
With the rapid development of artificial intelligence technology and the acceleration of the global population aging process, the application demand of service robots in the field of elderly care is growing. As the world’s most populous country, China leads the world’s aging process and has a large base of elderly population. Service robots have broad prospects in dealing with the chanllenges and problems of China’s aging society in the future. At the same time, 90% of China’s elderly people prefer to live at home. Based on this fact, this paper explores and studies the application and Prospect of smart service robots in helping the Chinese elderly aging in place, and the preference of the Chinese elderly for artificial services and robot services on different needs and tasks. Firstly, according to Maslow’s Hierarchy Model, the elderly service robots are divided into five categories, which are Life support, Healthcare & Nursing, Social Interaction & Entertainment, Safety & Security Management and Self-realization; Secondly, based on the case analysis of elderly service robots, the specific functions of each type of robot are defined, and the robot service tasks under different functions are summarized; Finally, according to different task needs, the article conducted a questionnaire survey on whether the future elderly in China prefer robot services or manual services related to certain tasks and demand, and clarified their needs and preferences with a view to promoting the effective application and development of service robots for elderly care in China.
Published in: 2022 IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things and Intelligence Systems (IoTaIS)
Date of Conference: 24-26 November 2022
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 13 December 2022
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