AIMC Topic: Persons with Disabilities

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[Rehabilitation and nursing-care robots].

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine
In the extremely aged society, rehabilitation staff will be required to provide ample rehabilitation training for more stroke patients and more aged people with disabilities despite limitations in human resources. A nursing-care robot is one potentia...

Evaluating gaze-driven power wheelchair with navigation support for persons with disabilities.

Journal of rehabilitation research and development
This article describes a novel add-on for powered wheelchairs that is composed of a gaze-driven control system and a navigation support system. The add-on was tested by three users. All of the users were individuals with severe disabilities and no po...

Use of Robotic Pets in Providing Stimulation for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.

Studies in health technology and informatics
Trial experiments utilized robotic pets to facilitate self-reliance in nursing home residents. A remote-control robot modeled clear and meaningful behaviors to elderly residents. Special attention was paid to its effects on mental and social domains....

Measuring Benefits of Telepresence robot for Individuals with Motor Impairments.

Studies in health technology and informatics
The telepresence robot is a type of technology used to socialize with people in remote places. If this technology is efficient, it could be an alternative means to attend social activities such as going to school and work for people who have difficul...

Validation of the ULCEAT methodology by applying it in retrospect to the Roboticbed.

Studies in health technology and informatics
BACKGROUND: In answer to the increasing demand for care by the Japanese oldest portion of the population, an extensive programme of life support robots is under development, advocated by the Japanese government. Roboticbed (RB) is developed to facili...