Published July 1, 2017
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Journal article
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Assistive Robotic Technology: A Review
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia and Master in Computer Science, Graduate Program, Budi Luhur University, Jakarta, Indonesia
- 2. Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
- 3. Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia and Department of Electrical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia
Description
Older people with chronic conditions even lead to some disabilities face many challenges in performing daily life. Assistive robot is considered as a tool to provide companionship and assist daily life of older people and disabled people. This paper presents a review of assistive robotic technology, particularly for older people and disabled people. The result of this review constitutes a step towards the development of assistive robots capable of helping some problems of older people and disabled people. Hence, they may remain in at home and live independently.