The Proceedings of the JSME Symposium on Welfare Engineering
Online ISSN : 2424-3035
2005
Session ID : 1A2-H1
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1A2-H1 Evaluation of Response to Shape and Motion of a Pet Robot of Biped Locomotion
Masayoshi TAKEUCHIYuichi NAKAZATOTakenori SAKADA
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This Paper describes research on pet robot of biped locomotion with short legs. Today, pet robots are increasing to be used in welfare field. Pet robots used in welfare field are requested to give elderly people to familiarity and enjoyment, comfort. One of objects that people feel familiarity and enjoyment, comfort is deformed animal of biped locomotion with short legs, In this study we searched for of elderly people liking which of the three pictures of deformed animal with the different length of legs, and liking either one of the two workings. This paper reports availability of pet robot of biped locomotion with short legs and consideration of working of this pet robot for prevention of dementia in elderly people.
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© 2005 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
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