Project homeAnagha - Self Reflection
Week 1: Introduction to Socio-Cognitive Engineering
The teams were formed and a potential application for a robot intervention system to assist individuals with dementia was discussed. The group was introduced to three available robots for the project: Nao, Pepper, and Miro. My team and I chose to focus on mealtime, specifically during dinner, when individuals with moderate-stage dementia may experience confusion, anxiety, and irritability due to Sundown Syndrome. To develop our use-case scenario, we created three personas - Georgina (the individual with dementia), Eleana (the formal caretaker), and Sam (a family member). After careful consideration, we determined that the Pepper robot was the most suitable for our use case, as it can narrate stories and display pictures on a screen attached to its torso. Despite both Nao and Pepper being humanoid robots capable of engaging in conversations, we selected Pepper because our use case didn't require much movement from the robot. Additionally, the height of the Pepper robot was more appropriate for standing in front of or around the individual with dementia while narrating a story.