HRI 2024 Workshop on
HRI for Aging in Place
Workshop Goals
The world’s age is increasing [World Health Organization]. Yet, as the number of older adults who require physical and cognitive assistance grows, healthcare resources are unable to meet the demand, inducing high care provider turnover and burnout rates, and degrading the quality and availability of care [Mealer et al., 2009]. Care robots could help alleviate the burden on care providers, as they can support care providers with physical and cognitive assistance, such as physically demanding or repetitive house chores and medicine dispensing.
Where prior workshops on care robotics have focused on either specific technologies or domains for aging in place, in our workshop, we propose to investigate how to best model and leverage the different stakeholders in the network of care of the older adult (family, friends, nurses, the care robot, etc.) to meet evolving needs and preferences of the older adult. As such, the goal of this workshop is to identify key research thrusts that will enable care robots to meet the cognitive and physical needs of an older adult as these needs change over time and coordinate the network of care of the older adult to successfully facilitate aging in place.
This workshop will offer participants the opportunity to network and collaboratively explore these topics through breakout groups, to engage with invited speakers and panelists from industry and academia, and to present their work through spotlight talks and poster sessions.
In the panel, we will discuss accessibility, socio-economic considerations and challenges, and the priorities, physical design, and behavioral preferences of the target population. We will also discuss perspectives on integration and testing with end users, multi-modal interactions via conversational agents, and what technology is missing for care robots to successfully enable aging in place.
Speakers
Laurel Riek
University of California, San Diego
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Charlie Kemp
Hello Robot Inc.
Panelists
Laurel Riek
University of California, San Diego
Dr. Laurel Riek is a Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California, San Diego, with a joint appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine, and is affiliated with the Contextual Robotics Institute and Design Lab. Dr. Riek directs the Healthcare Robotics Lab, and leads research in human-robot interaction (HRI), assistive and accessible technology, embodied AI, and health informatics. Her group’s current research projects have applications in acute care, neuro-rehabilitation, and home health.
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Charlie Kemp
Hello Robot Inc.
Dr. Charlie Kemp is a cofounder and the chief technology officer (CTO) of Hello Robot Inc., which is working toward a future where mobile manipulators enhance life for everyone. Hello Robot sells Stretch, a compact, lightweight, and capable mobile manipulator that is empowering a growing community of innovators to create a better future. Prior to joining Hello Robot full time in September of 2023, Dr. Kemp was a tenured faculty member at Georgia Tech where beginning in 2006 his research focused on enabling intelligent mobile manipulators to assist older adults and people with disabilities. He sees Hello Robot as the next step in this long-term mission.
Speakers.
Zackory Erickson
Carnegie Mellon University
Dr. Zackory Erickson is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, where he leads the Robotic Caregiving and Human Interaction (RCHI) Lab. His research focuses on developing new robot learning, mobile manipulation, and sensing methods, with applications in physical human-robot interaction and healthcare.
Speakers.
Jesus Favela
Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education, Mexico
Dr. Jesus Favela is a professor at the Computer Science Department of the Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education (CICESE), Mexico, where he leads the Mobile and Ubiquitous Healthcare Laboratory. Over the last 20+ years, his research has focused on developing and evaluating assistive interactive technologies for aging, with an emphasis on supporting people with dementia and their caregivers.
Accepted Papers
"Co-Designing iCST with Social Robots for Long-Term In-Home Deployment for Persons with Dementia"
Emmanuel Akinrintoyo and Nicole Salomons
"Adaptive navigation of a smart walker with shared control for aging care"
Francesco Cancelliere, Andrea Borgese, Giuseppe Sutera, Dario Guastella and Giovanni Muscato
"Conversational AI for Well-being and Safety in Older Age: Insights from Longitudinal and Participatory Studies"
Maria R. Lima and Ravi Vaidyanathan
" 'I'm Glad You Remembered My Name!' Using Names and Gaze in Robot-Aided Healthy Aging Activities"
Ramya Challa, Jorge Ruballos and Naomi Fitter
"Beyond Assistance: Early Findings on Robot-Mediated Communication for Older Adults and their Communication Partners"
Stephanie Arevalo Arboleda, Melisa Conde, Nicola Doering and Alexander Raake
"Designing Social Robots that Engage Older Adults in Exercise: A Case Study"
Victor Antony and Chien-Ming Huang
"The Role of Preventative Healthcare Robots in Successful Aging"
Elizabeth Ericksen and Katherine Shih
"Towards the Development of Wound Care Robots: An Observational Study Outlining Robotic Design Needs for Wound Care"
Zulekha Karachiwalla, Ellen Lee, Andrew Dierkes, Zackory Erickson and Henny Admoni
"Towards Leveraging End-User Knowledge for Long-Term Use of Robots in Care Facilities"
Laura Stegner, Yuna Hwang, David Porfirio, Bilge Mutlu
Organizers
Nina Moorman
Georgia Tech
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Henny Admoni
Carnegie Mellon University
Organizers
Michelle Zhao
Carnegie Mellon University
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Reid Simmons
Carnegie Mellon University
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Henny Admoni
Carnegie Mellon University
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Matthew Gombolay
Georgia Tech
Program Committee
Suresh Kumaar Jayaraman, Postdoc
Mai Lee Chang, Postdoc
Zhaoxin Li, PhD Student
Roshni Kaushik, PhD student
Benjamin Newman, PhD student
Zulekha Karachiwalla, PhD student
Zulfiqar Haider Zaidi, PhD Student