Title :
Intelligent modular service mobile robot ROBCO 12 for elderly and disabled persons care
Author :
Chivarov, Nayden ; Shivarov, Stefan ; Yovchev, Kaloyan ; Chikurtev, Denis ; Shivarov, Nedko
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Syst. Eng. & Robot., Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
ROBCO 12 is an Intelligent Modular Service Mobile Robot for Elderly and/or Disabled Persons Care. This robot will “live” in the home of the elderly and/or disabled person and help him/her 24 hours a day. It will be able to remind him/her to take medications, it will serve food and drinks, will turn on/off electronic devices, will alert when his/her health is getting worse and will connect to his physician, relatives or with the emergency services telephone 112.
Keywords :
emergency services; geriatrics; handicapped aids; intelligent robots; medical robotics; mobile robots; patient care; service robots; ROBCO 12; disabled persons care; elderly care; emergency services; health alert; intelligent modular service mobile robot; medications; Artificial intelligence; Computers; Mobile robots; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Wheels; Intelligent Modular Service Mobile Robot System; Microsoft Robotics Studio; ROS; Robco 12; User Interface;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region (RAAD), 2014 23rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Smolenice
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6797-1
DOI :
10.1109/RAAD.2014.7002238
