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Robots and Aged Care: A Case Study Assessing Implementation of Service Robots in an Aged Care Home
This paper presents a case study on the early-stage implementation of service robots in an aged care home in Australia, identifying key facilitators and barriers to successful deployment and providing a blueprint for long-term effectiveness and commercial viability of robots in aged care.
Janie Busby Grant
Psychology Research Lead
Associate Professor Janie Busby Grant is the Psychology Research Lead at CRL, where her work integrates human-robot interaction and artificial intelligence with a foundation in cognitive psychology and research design. With a strong emphasis on practical applications, Janie brings a reconciliatory approach to interdisciplinary research, particularly in exploring factors influencing human perception of, and engagement with robotic systems.
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Damith Herath
Founder/Director Collaborative Robotics Lab
Professor Damith Herath is the Founder and director of the Collaborative Robotics Lab (CRL). His work explores how robots and humans can collaborate, with an emphasis on the intersection of engineering, psychology, and the arts. His interdisciplinary approach actively seeks insights across diverse fields, promoting innovation and collaboration that transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.
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D. C. Herath, L. Martin, S. Doolan and J. B. Grant, “Robots and Aged Care: A Case Study Assessing Implementation of Service Robots in an Aged Care Home,” 2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN), Busan, Korea, Republic of, 2023, pp. 1641-1647, doi: 10.1109/RO-MAN57019.2023.10309361.