From an Autonomous Soccer Robot to a Robotic Platform for Elderly Care

João Cunha, Eurico Pedrosa, Cristovão Cruz, António J. R. Neves, Nuno Lau, Artur Pereira, Ciro Martins, Nuno Almeida, Bernardo Cunha, José Luis Azevedo, Pedro Fonseca, António Teixeira

2012

Abstract

Current societies in developed countries face a serious problem of aged population. The growing number of people with reduced health and capabilities, allied with the fact that elders are reluctant to leave their own homes to move to nursing homes, requires innovative solutions since continuous home care can be very expensive and dedicated 24/7 care can only be accomplished by more than one care-giver. This paper presents the proposal of a robotic platform for elderly care integrated in the Living Usability Lab for Next Generation Networks. The project aims at developing technologies and services tailored to enable the active aging and independent living of the elderly population. The proposed robotic platform is based on the CAMBADA robotic soccer platform, with the necessary modifications, both at hardware and software levels, while simultaneously applying the experiences achieved in the robotic soccer environment.

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Cunha J., Pedrosa E., Cruz C., J. R. Neves A., Lau N., Pereira A., Martins C., Almeida N., Cunha B., Luis Azevedo J., Fonseca P. and Teixeira A. (2012). From an Autonomous Soccer Robot to a Robotic Platform for Elderly Care . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL Latest Solutions, Trends and Applications - Volume 1: AAL, (BIOSTEC 2012) ISBN 978-989-8425-93-5, pages 48-60. DOI: 10.5220/0003879700480060


in Bibtex Style

@conference{aal12,
author={João Cunha and Eurico Pedrosa and Cristovão Cruz and António J. R. Neves and Nuno Lau and Artur Pereira and Ciro Martins and Nuno Almeida and Bernardo Cunha and José Luis Azevedo and Pedro Fonseca and António Teixeira},
title={From an Autonomous Soccer Robot to a Robotic Platform for Elderly Care},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL Latest Solutions, Trends and Applications - Volume 1: AAL, (BIOSTEC 2012)},
year={2012},
pages={48-60},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003879700480060},
isbn={978-989-8425-93-5},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL Latest Solutions, Trends and Applications - Volume 1: AAL, (BIOSTEC 2012)
TI - From an Autonomous Soccer Robot to a Robotic Platform for Elderly Care
SN - 978-989-8425-93-5
AU - Cunha J.
AU - Pedrosa E.
AU - Cruz C.
AU - J. R. Neves A.
AU - Lau N.
AU - Pereira A.
AU - Martins C.
AU - Almeida N.
AU - Cunha B.
AU - Luis Azevedo J.
AU - Fonseca P.
AU - Teixeira A.
PY - 2012
SP - 48
EP - 60
DO - 10.5220/0003879700480060