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1 -Walking is an essential activity for humans. It's a lightweight physical activity, that improves circulation, strengthens your muscles and helps you lose weight. Next to this, it allows for social interaction and it helps to boost energy levels by releasing certain hormones like endorphins and delivering oxygen throughout the body([[source>>https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/walking/#:~:text=Walking%20is%20a%20type%20of,delivering%20oxygen%20throughout%20the%20body.]]).
1 +Walking is an essential activity for humans. It's a lightweight physical activity, that improves circulation, strengthens your muscles and helps you lose weight. Next to this, it allows for social interaction and it releases natural painkilling endorphins to the body, lightening your mood.
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3 -Unfortunately, people with dementia may lose their ability to take walks on their own. They might forget where they are and not be able to get back, and maybe even get injured along the way. In care homes, they can ask a caretaker to assist them in walking around to avoid these problems and to still get their daily physical activity. However, care homes typically do not have enough resources to cater to the need of every patient all the time, as these caretakers often take care of a lot of people. This dependence on the caretaker to take a walk can invoke negative emotions for people with dementia. They may feel like they’re a burden because that take they take too much time from their caretaker. They are reliant on their caretaker to do a basic human activity; they’ve lost their autonomy in choosing when to walk. And we want to help them with that.
3 +Unfortunately, people with dementia may lose their ability to take walks on their own. They might forget where they are, where they are going or how to get to their destination. In carehomes, they can ask a caretaker to assist them in walking around to avoid these problems, but this implies dependency. They have lost the autonomy and capability to take walks on their own, and we want to help them with that.
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5 -We want to achieve this by creating a robot walking companion, called WAF, who will guide them along their path. With the MiRo robot, a robot resembling a dog, clients should be able to take walks without the help of caretakers. Clients should be able to decide on a destination for which MiRo acts as a guide; MiRo shows the way, makes sure the client stays on it and finds help if anything goes wrong. WAF helps clients return to their old walking habits, allowing them to take a casual stroll through the building, have a chat with someone along the way and then continue their path. To allow for this autonomy and control, WAF should be able to respond to listen to the voice of their client and allow for several voice commands.
5 +We want to achieve this by creating a robot walking companion who will guide them along their path. With the MiRo robot, a robot resembling a dog, clients should be able to take walks without the help of caretakers. Clients should be able to decide on a destination for which MiRo acts as a guide; MiRo shows the way, makes sure the client stays on it and finds help if anything goes wrong. MiRo helps clients return to their old walking habits, allowing them to take a casual stroll around the building or park, have a chat with someone along the way and then let the client decide where to go next. To allow for this autonomy and control, MiRo should be able to respond to listen to the voice of their client and allow for several voice commands.
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7 +Next to this, MiRo should not only be a guiding robot, it should also pose itself as a companion. For this, MiRo should allow for 'Snoezelen'. Clients should be able to pet MiRo on its head and body, and it should respond to that affection with happy noises and movements. This helps the client to create a bond with MiRo and it makes walks with MiRo more enjoyable.
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7 7  __The product vision for this project is therefore defined as follows:__
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9 -//WAF gives people with dementia the autonomy and capability to walk around on their own accord, with only the help of their trusted robot friend.//
12 +//Our MiRo gives people with dementia the autonomy and capability to walk around on their own accord, with only the help of their trusted robot friend.//