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... ... @@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ 12 12 One could propose to hire more staff members to ensure that every person in the care home gets the chance to perform daily leisurely activities at least semi-autonomously. But limited funding makes this solution hard to implement. To mitigate the issues posed by the aforementioned solution, our work explores the options of a robotic aide for people with dementia. 13 13 14 14 **Problem Scenario** 15 -Co rnelia lives in a care home.She is often frustrated with the lack of activities he can undertake by herself. Althoughshe realises thatshe has early-stage dementia, and doing activities without supervision could become problematic for her,she feels too capable and proud to truly enjoy the group activities that are organized in the care home.Furthermore, sheisan introverted person, and does not love group activities. Herfavourite activity is going for a walk, butshe needs to make sure that Stefan, who is the activity coordinator, hastime to go on a walk with her. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen as often asshe would like, resulting in Cornelia often sulking the day away in his room.15 +Constantijn lives in a care home. He is often frustrated with the lack of activities he can undertake by himself. Although he realizes that he has early-stage dementia, and doing activities without supervision could become problematic for him, he feels too capable and proud to truly enjoy the group activities that are organized in the care home. His favourite activity is going for a walk, but he needs to make sure that Stefan, who is the activity coordinator, has a person available to go on a walk with him. Unfortunately, this doesn't happen as often as he would like, resulting in Constantijn often sulking the day away in his room. 16 16 17 17 **Design Scenario** 18 -Co rnelia decides thatshe wants to go take a walk after lunchtime.She finds Stefan, the activity coordinator, and asks himifshe can go on a walk. Stefan then gets MiRo, a dog-like robot. He tells Cornelia thatshe can take MiRo for a walk, and Cornelia gladly accepts. Together with Stefan,she plans a route around the care home.19 -Stefan puts a wristband on Co rnelia and explains to herthatshe can use it to call for help and that this will help the MiRo to stay close to her. Then, the two are off. Whenever Cornelia gets distracted and deviates too much from the route, the wristband vibrates, redirecting herto follow the guidance of the MiRo. Upon returning backto the common room, Cornelia feels a sense of accomplishment and is more in control of his own life.18 +Constantijn decides that he wants to go take a walk after lunchtime. He finds Stefan, the activity coordinator, and asks her if he can go on a walk. Stefan then gets MiRo, a dog-like robot. He tells Constantijn that he can take MiRo for a walk, and Constantijn gladly accepts. Together with Stefan, he plans a route around the care home. 19 +Stefan puts a wristband on Constantijn and explains to him that he can use it to call for help and that this will help the MiRo to stay close to him. Then, the two are off. Whenever Constantijn gets distracted and deviates too much from the route, the wristband vibrates, redirecting him to follow the guidance of the MiRo. Upon returning back home, Constantijn feels a sense of accomplishment and is more in control of his own life.