Assistive robots for socialization in elderly people: results pertaining to the needs of the users.
Grazia D'OnofrioLaura FioriniHiroshi HoshinoAiko MatsumoriYasuo OkabeMasahiko TsukamotoRaffaele LimosaniAlessandra VitanzaFrancesca GrecoAntonio GrecoFrancesco GiulianiFilippo CavalloDaniele SancarloPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2018)
A positive perception of the elderly on the application of a robotic solution was found and many are the needs that could be addressed by an appropriate and careful robotic development taking into account the real needs and capabilities of the involved subjects.