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How Do Older People Think and Feel About Robots in Health- and Elderly Care?

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This extended abstract is a report on older people’s perception of interactive robots in health- and elderly care. A series of focus groups was conducted. In total 31 older people participated. The majority of the participants viewed interactive robots in health- and elderly care as an asset but they also voiced concerns regarding reliability, practical handling, costs and fear of mechanical care.

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Acknowledgment

The research is carried out as part of the INBOTS project (grant agreement no 780073), which is funded by the European Union. The authors would like to thank the participants who voluntarily participated in the focus groups and who shared their views on care robots.

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  1. Technology in Health Care Group at School of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Susanne Frennert & Britt Östlund

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    José L. Pons

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Frennert, S., Östlund, B. (2020). How Do Older People Think and Feel About Robots in Health- and Elderly Care?. In: Pons, J. (eds) Inclusive Robotics for a Better Society. INBOTS 2018. Biosystems & Biorobotics, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24074-5_28

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