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1 -= Advantages of humanoid robots =
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3 -Humanoid robots have various advantages when used for interacting with patients suffering from major neurocognitive disorder. Patients are more engaged when using a humanoid robot and it has more influence on their actions [2]. Furthermore, human-like robots improve the quality of life of patients [1] more than without a human-like embodyment [3]. Physical robots also enable the use of non-verbal communication which can give hints about the action the patient needs to perform [4].
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5 -To gain the advantages of humanoid robots, the robot needs to be easy to operate and must be accepted as part of the home environment [1]. NAO satisfies these requirements as it is small, easy to operate and child-like and therefore fits into a home environment. However, research also shows that cognitive decline is not prevented by frequent interaction with NAO for patients suffering from advanced dementia [3]. Nevertheless, our application of NAO might change that.
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7 -= Use of NAO =
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9 -The robot will be used to remind patients with dementia about their schedule with the use of music, improving their cognition. This is done by playing personalized music at the correct time of day, which can be adapted for some tasks which are not time sensitive to only be played when detecting movement. When the patient does remember the meaning of a particular song, they are able to interact with the robot by asking him about it. Furthermore, the robot can replay the song, after a certain time interval, when the user has not denoted finishing the activity. Patients can denote finishing an activity by making an ok-sign at the robot. When this is not done a caregiver or loved one can be automatically contacted.
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11 -The robot will also be able to improve the memory of patients by playing a quiz. The quiz will be instigated by the robot maximum once randomly during the day or be instigated by the user when wanted. The robot will instigate it by asking the patient which can decline or accept to play. The quiz consists of the robot playing parts of the personalized songs and the user needing to say the correct activity corresponding to that song. The robot may help the patient remember the activity by giving verbal or non-verbal hints.
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13 -=citations=
14 -[1] McTear, M. F., Callejas, Z., & Griol, D. (2016). The conversational interface (Vol. 6, No. 94, p. 296). Cham: Springer.
15 -[2] Powers, A., Kiesler, S., Fussell, S., & Torrey, C. (2007). Comparing a Computer Agent with a Humanoid Robot. Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, 145–152. Presented at the Arlington, Virginia, USA. doi:10.1145/1228716.1228736
16 -[3] Valentí Soler, M., Agüera-Ortiz, L., Olazarán Rodríguez, J., Mendoza Rebolledo, C., Pérez Muñoz, A., Rodríguez Pérez, I., … Martínez Martín, P. (2015). Social robots in advanced dementia. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 7. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2015.00133
17 -[4] Han, J., Campbell, N., Jokinen, K., & Wilcock, G. (12 2012). Investigating the use of Non-verbal Cues in Human-Robot Interaction with a Nao robot. 679–683. doi:10.1109/CogInfoCom.2012.6421937
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