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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Robotics

Background:

  • Assistive robotics for older adults have underperformed due to a lack of user-centered co-design.
  • Development often relies on assumptions rather than addressing the actual needs and wants of diverse older user groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To capture the lived experiences of older adults within the current sociotechnological landscape.
  • To provide co-design materials and foundational evidence for the assistive robotics community to improve technology development.

Main Methods:

  • Two rounds of co-design workshops were conducted with older adults and their caregivers.
  • Innovative methodologies, including personas and speculative designs, were used to explore daily challenges, wishes, and concerns regarding assistive robotics.

Main Results:

  • The analysis yielded key themes: everyday difficulties faced by older adults, their ideas for improving quality of life, and their perspectives on living with technology.
  • Findings highlight user preferences, requirements, and societal concerns related to the integration of assistive robots.

Conclusions:

  • The study provides essential evidence for developing more acceptable, useful, and viable assistive robotics for older individuals.
  • Dissemination of findings aims to influence the wider assistive robotics community towards more productive development directions.