The aim of this paper was to explore the psychosocial determinants that lead to acceptability
and willingness to interact with a service robot, starting with an analysis of older users' …

OBJECTIVE: The ROBADOM project was devoted to the design of a “robot butler”, capable
of providing verbal and non-verbal interactions and feedbacks for assisting older adults at …

This study aims at investigating the relevance of psychosocial functioning for the acceptance
of social robots by elder people in the context of everyday functioning. It was assumed that …

Background/aim Technological solutions can support the elderly, improve their quality of life
and reduce isolation and loneliness. The Euro-Japan ACCRA (Agile Co-Creation for Robots …

Robot technology could be a future means to ameliorate predicted staff shortage in elder
care due to the current demographic change. This study focuses on the evaluation of a long …

Background Social robots seem to be integrating into our society quite rapidly (eg, Conti et
al. 2019). Yet, the fact that they are integrated in different domains does not ensure potential …

If robotic companions are to be used in the near future by aging adults, they have to be
accepted by them. In the process of developing a methodology to measure, predict and …

The demographic change and the decrease of care personnel lead to the discussion to
implement robots to support older adults. To ensure sustainable use, the solutions must be …

Fortunately, improvements in welfare and medical care will allow life expectancy in Europe's
population to increase by the year 2050. However, it is not always the case that living longer …

Goal of this study is to examine the influence of social abilities of a robot on elderly user's
attitude towards and acceptance of the robot. Experiments were set up in eldercare …