The i-Walk Assistive Robot: a Multimodal Intelligent Robotic Rollator Providing Cognitive and Mobility Assistance to the Elderly and Motor-Impaired

EasyChair Preprint 4350

Abstract

Robotic rollators can play a significant role as assistive devices for people with impaired movement and mild cognitive deficit. This paper presents an overview of the i-Walk concept; an intelligent robotic rollator offering cognitive and ambulatory assistance to people with light to moderate movement impairment, such as the elderly. We discuss the two robotic prototypes being developed, their various novel functionalities, system architecture, modules and their function scope, and present preliminary experimental results with actual users.

Keyphrases: Assistive Robotics, Elderly, Multimodal system, Robotic Rollator, intelligent system, movement disorders

@booklet{EasyChair:4350,
  author    = {George Moustris and Nikolaos Kardaris and Antigoni Tsiami and Georgia Chalvatzaki and Petros Koutras and Athanasios Dometios and Paris Oikonomou and Costas Tzafestas and Petros Maragos and Eleni Efthimiou and Xanthi Papageorgiou and Stavroula-Evita Fotinea and Yiannis Koumpouros and Anna Vacalopoulou and Alexandra Karavasili and Alexandros Nikolakakis and Konstantinos Karaiskos and Panagiotis Mavridis},
  title     = {The i-Walk Assistive Robot: a Multimodal Intelligent Robotic Rollator Providing Cognitive and Mobility Assistance to the Elderly and Motor-Impaired},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 4350},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2020}}