title: Use of Robotic Pets in Providing Stimulation for Nursing Home Residents with Dementia.
abstract: Trial experiments utilized robotic pets to facilitate self-reliance in nursing home residents. A remote-control robot modeled clear and meaningful behaviors to elderly residents. Special attention was paid to its effects on mental and social domains. Employing the robot as a gaze target and center of attention created a cue to initiate a communication channel between residents who normally show no interest in each other. The Sony AIBO robot in this study uses commercially available wireless equipment, and all its components are easily accessible to any medical or welfare institution interested in additional practice of these activities.
authors: Teikyo University of Science.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Naganuma
authors: Teikyo Junior College.
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Ohkubo
authors: Tokorozawa Loyal Hospital.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Kato
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D056447:Animal Assisted Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D000818:Animals; D001288:Attention; D003142:Communication; D003463:Cues; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004285:Dogs; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D009735:Nursing Homes; D057805:Pets; D012371:Robotics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012919:Social Behavior