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1		-This section discusses what benefits our chosen robot, the [[MiRo>>https://www.miro-e.com/robot]], could have as a robotic partner for people with dementia. The reason for our choice of this robot is given in section [[Humanoid Robot>>https://xwiki.ewi.tudelft.nl/xwiki/wiki/sce2022group02/view/Foundation/Technology/Humanoid%20Robot/]]. Next to this, this section contains an overview of similar, dog-like robots on the market to give an idea of the currently available alternatives.
	1	+This section discusses what benefits our chosen robot, the [[MiRo>>https://www.miro-e.com/robot]], has as a robotic partner for people with dementia. The reason for our choice of this robot is given in section [[Humanoid Robot>>https://xwiki.ewi.tudelft.nl/xwiki/wiki/sce2022group02/view/Foundation/Technology/Humanoid%20Robot/]]. Next to this, this section contains an overview of similar, dog-like robots on the market to give an idea of the currently available alternatives.
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3		-Next to the practical reasons for which we chose [[MiRo>>https://www.miro-e.com/robot]] specified in [[Humanoid Robot>>https://xwiki.ewi.tudelft.nl/xwiki/wiki/sce2022group02/view/Foundation/Technology/Humanoid%20Robot]], we also chose this robot because its dog-like properties support Patients with Dementia (PwD) to recall a collection of memories about a time where things went slower and were less complicated. It emphasizes the PwD's need to connect with nature and themselves in peace [[(Han et al., 2015, p. 120)>>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1533317515598857]]. Although the MiRo has a limited range of expression, its limitations also make it more accessible for PwD. PwD tend to perform better with simple social interactions and with items that are similar to what they were used to before the onset.
	3	+Next to the practical reasons for which we chose [[MiRo>>https://www.miro-e.com/robot]] specified in [[Humanoid Robot>>https://xwiki.ewi.tudelft.nl/xwiki/wiki/sce2022group02/view/Foundation/Technology/Humanoid%20Robot]], we also chose this robot because its dog-like properties support Patients with Dementia (PwD) to recall a collection of memories about a time where things went slower and were less complicated. It emphasizes on the PwD's need to connect with nature and themselves in peace [[(Han et al., 2015, p. 120)>>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1533317515598857]]. Although the MiRo has a limited range of expression, its limitations also make it more accessible for PwD. PwD tend to perform better with simple social interactions and with items that are similar to what they were used to before the onset.
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5		-Although MiRo was the most desirable choice of the available robots, it is not perfect for our use case. It had many limitations, which are described in section [[Humanoid Robot>>https://xwiki.ewi.tudelft.nl/xwiki/wiki/sce2022group02/view/Foundation/Technology/Humanoid%20Robot/]]. To give an idea of alternative robots that could (partly) achieve our goals, the next section contains an overview of similar, dog-like robots.
	5	+Although MiRo was the most desirable choice of the available robots, it is not perfect for our use case. Due to MiRo having tiny wheels, MiRo can only be used inside as it cannot go up steps or walk on any rough terrain. With the right robot, PwD could also take walks outside. Next to this, MiRo is a very frail robot that cannot withstand any handling rougher than soft touches. As described in functions, we ideally would want a physical connection to the dog so that the PwD does not lose focus when walking with MiRo. However, given the frailty of MiRo, a physical attachment would likely result in damaging a €2.400 robot. Additionally, we also wanted to implement a form of Snoezelen with the robot. This was unfortunately not possible due to the reasons described above. Our ideas for expanding the robotic partner designed with Snoezelen are outlined in the Future work section of the [[conclusion>>https://xwiki.ewi.tudelft.nl/xwiki/wiki/sce2022group02/view/Main/Conclusion/]]
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7	7	==== Other dog-like robots ====
8		-An example of a robot that could handle rough terrain is the Boston Dynamics Robot [[Spot>>https://www.bostondynamics.com/products/spot]]. Its legs and sophisticated stability functions allow it to traverse difficult terrains, such as slopes and height differences. However, this robot is extremely expensive and therefore not feasible to use for our use objectives.
	8	+An example of a robot that could handle rough terrain, is the Boston Dynamics Robot [[Spot>>https://www.bostondynamics.com/products/spot]]. Its legs and sophisticated stability functions allow it to traverse difficult terrain, such as slopes and height differences. However, this robot is extremely expensive and therefore not feasible to use for our use objectives.
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10		-Another, different example of a dog-like robot, is the [[Sony Aibo>>https://electronics.sony.com/more/aibo/p/ers1000]]. AIBO is a doglike robot that acts like a dog [[(Fujita M., 2001)>>https://journals-sagepub-com/doi/abs/10.1177/02783640122068092]]. This dog acts like a real dog, one needs to teach him commands and he will grow up like a regular dog. When the dog is petted, it will respond like a real dog. Features of this dog that are relevant are that it is able to listen to a name and that it will respond like a real dog. Unfortunately, this dog is not able to walk for a long time and is very slow when walking.
	10	+Another, different example of a dog-like robot, is the [[Sony Aibo>>https://electronics.sony.com/more/aibo/p/ers1000]]. AIBO is a doglike robot that acts like a dog [[(Fujita M., 2001)>>https://journals-sagepub-com/doi/abs/10.1177/02783640122068092]]. This dog acts like a real dog, one needs to teach him commands and he will grow up like a regular dog. When the dog is petted, it will respond like a real dog. Features from this dog that are relevant are that it is able to listen to a name and that it will respond like a real dog. Unfortunately, this dog is not able to walk for a long time and is very slow when walking.
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12	12	A different robot that might be of interest is the Guide Dog robot [[(Tachi et al., 1985)>>http://files.tachilab.org/publications/paper1900/tachi1985MIT.pdf]]. This is quite an old project where a robot was used as a guide dog. The problems encountered were mainly with object detection and how the information should be displayed to a blind user. As shown in the survey by Zou [[(Zou et al., 2019)>>https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.05055.pdf]] object detection improved quite a lot. In the case with people with dementia, we do not mainly focus on blind people and are not trying to be a guide dog, which mitigates the information displaying problem.
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