Older adults’ communication with an interactive humanoid robot

In recent years, demographic changes [13, 21] have led to a tense situation regarding loneliness and singularization of older adults [6]. Loneliness is an increasing threat to older people’s mental health [18, 19]. As the aging of the population will tend to increase in the coming years, alternative approaches and concepts to support older people at risk of loneliness are needed. One potential solution to the implications against isolation and singularization is the development and implementation of social robotic devices in everyday home life.IntroductionSocial robotic devices that are physically embodied like…