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Project Flow
We conducted our research project based on Field-based Inovation.
Our research and development plan is roughly outlined as follows:
Our research and development plan is roughly outlined as follows:
- 1) To first have PaPeRo which eqcuiped tested by elderly members of the public and help clarify what additional functions are required.
- 2) To ascertain the necessary techniques and technologies for further improvement, and then implement for a practical robot system.
- 3) To review possible improvements on the human services side.
- 4) To consider the implementation of a comprehensive support service system.
- 5) To conduct a pilot study and verify the robot system's effectiveness.
At Present
At present, we are working on the following things:- Prototype design of the robot-to-human interaction in a way that responds to the user's needs
- Decision of a synthesized voice that is easy to understand for elderly people
- Improving the robot system's voice recognition of the speech of elderly people
- Investigation of the robot system's ability to relay information
- Concretization of the practical features of the robot system and marketing research
A schematic diagram of our research and development plan is below. For more details, see the attached PDF file:
Framework and System Concept (pdf file)
Summary of Research and Development Activities (pdf file)
List of Residences for Field Testing
- Life House Tomodachi-mura
- Life & Senior House Kawaguchi
- Life House Urawa
- Life & Senior House Chikusa
- Kamifuda Tsudoi no Ie
- Life & Senior House Tokorozawa
- Life & Senior House Kouhoku 2
- Life & Senior House Kawaguchi
So Far
So far, we have made progress on the following three fronts:
- Proof of concept of the robot system helping the elderly deal with forgetfulness; for details, see the attached PDF file:
Evaluation of the prototype of the interactive information support system (pdf file)
- Development of voice recognition technologies
- Construction of a robot platform (the PaPeRo R500)