RGBDセンサーを用いたロボット・セラピー実施者の動作計測の試み

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The therapeutic seal robot, named “ PARO, ” has been heralded as one of the most effective instruments for dementia care. Despite high expectations for PARO, many caregivers have struggled to achieve the expected results, since the usage of PARO largely depend on their knowledge and skills. Therefore, this research aims to clarify effective behaviors of caregivers during the usage of PARO. For this purpose, a preliminary experiment was conducted with two subject groups. One of the groups correspond to university students from faculty of health science who have enough knowledge and skills on dementia care. The other correspond to students from other faculties who have few knowledge and skills on them. For analyzing differences between the groups, their behaviors were visualized numerically using a RGBD sensor.