Title
Automated Care in New Zealand
Abstract
ABSTRACTWith the growing speed of automation, robots are taking on social care roles. In retirement villages and activity centers for older adults in New Zealand, the robotic seal Paro has become a valuable unpaid staff member contributing to the social life of people who struggle with the effects of dementia. This study aimed to investigate the role of Paro as an agent of care during a time with a steady push towards automation and digitalization of welfare services in New Zealand. As a part of the study four care workers, a family member of a former resident, and three researchers from a New Zealand based robotics research group participated in in-depth interviews pertaining to the participant's own experiences, opinions, and motivations for using or working with social robots. Results found that Paro was used to increase residents' quality of life rather than reasons of automation for profit.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.5555/3523760.3523914
ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
DocType
Citations 
PageRank 
Conference
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marie Opdal Ulset100.34
Elizabeth Broadbent230226.19
Thomas Hylland Eriksen300.34