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1 1  ===Background===
2 2  The World health Organization estimates a projected shortfall of 18 million health care workers by 2030.
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4 +[Dementia>>https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementia]] is a syndrome in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what might be expected from the usual consequences of biological aging. Currently, more than 55 million people live with dementia worldwide, and there are nearly 10 million new cases every year. Since there are so many people suffering from dementia, we want to develop a robot prototype for people with dementia (PwD).
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4 -[[Dementia>>https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dementia]] is a syndrome in which there is deterioration in cognitive function beyond what might be expected from the usual consequences of biological aging. Currently, more than 55 million people live with dementia worldwide, and there are nearly 10 million new cases every year. Since there are so many people suffering from dementia, we want to develop a robot prototype for people with dementia (PwD).
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6 6  ===Robot===
7 7  For our design, we decide to use the Pepper robot as our basis. Pepper is a robot that allows for easier communication with users, thanks to its ability kit (voice, tablet, humanoid form). Moreover, Pepper is highly parameterizable using Choregraphe, it is relatively easy to expand the functionalities by programming new blocks, and prototypes can also be done quickly. Pepper also has a tablet interface attached to her, which makes it more intuitive and easy to use.
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