Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
Robots have the potential to support care and independence of older adults. The ENRICHME project is developing an integrated system composed of a robot, sensors and a networking care platform, aiming at assisting older adults with MCI in their home e...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
This paper presents a novel robotic system, which aims to enhance children's motivation through the gamification of the CIMT process. The system offers adjustability of the required movement skills, ensuring children will put increasingly more effort...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
Robots for older adults have a lot of potential. In order to create an overview of the developments in this area a systematic review of robots for older adults living independently was conducted. Robots were categorized based on their market readines...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
This paper briefly introduces the development of transfer assistive robots in terms of development support. In addition, some products that have been developed are reviewed. Our study reveals there are two development styles with completely opposite ...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
In Japan, several types of robotic rollators and walking trolleys have been developed with financial assistance from the Japanese government, and some of them have been commercialized in 2015 and 2016. In this paper, the specifications and features o...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
METI/AMED are conducting a project on the development and deployment of robotic devices for nursing care to enhance the autonomy of elderly persons and assist care givers. An evaluation protocol is presented and the devices developed in the project a...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
This paper describes the initial results of work to create a recommender system to match technology products to people with I/DD by applying machine learning to a large volume of data about: people with I/DD; the technology products they use; and the...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
In the field of deep learning, this paper presents the design of a wearable computer vision system for visually impaired users. The Assistive Technology solution exploits a powerful single board computer and smart glasses with a camera in order to al...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
A system to determine the likelihood of survival for trauma injury patients is being developed. It uses a fuzzy logic approach that can model complex processes without reliance on sophisticated mathematical formulations and may have the potential to ...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Jan 1, 2017
Under-diagnosis of depression and anxiety is common in older adults. This project took a mixed methods approach to explore the application of machine learning and technology for early detection of these conditions. Mood measures collected with digita...