Older people less alone (and at ease) with the robot-caregiver who “understands” them

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Partner: Università di Genova, University of Bedfordshire, Advinia HealthCare, Örebro University, JAIST, Middlesex University, SoftBank Robotics, Chubu University, Nagoya University – Ruggiero Corcella /Courier TV
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Older people seem to be able to benefit from interacting with a robot. The results of the tests carried out with 30 elderly people (half English and half Indians residing in the United Kingdom) and three Japanese hospitalized in nursing homes, as part of the Caresses project headed by the Department of Computer Science and Robotics of the University of Genoa and which counts as a partner University of Bedfordshire, Advinia HealthCare, Örebro University, JAIST, Middlesex University, SoftBank Robotics, Chubu University, Nagoya University. What is Caresses? A “brain”, that is an artificial intelligence program, inserted in the “body” of Pepper, a robot already on the market. «The project started in 2017 aimed at create assistance robots equipped with “culturally competent” artificial intelligence, that is, able to adapt their way of speaking and acting to the cultural identity of the elderly people with whom they interacted “, explains Antonio Sgorbissa Professor of Robotics at the University of Genoa. “As numerous studies have shown, taking into account people’s cultural needs and preferences facilitates the success of care practices.” What does Pepper do? He chats, remembers things to do, puts in contact with health personnel and family members

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