Intelligent Assistive Robots Recent Advances in Assistive Robotics for Everyday Activities /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mohammed, Samer (Editor), Moreno, Juan C. (Editor), Kong, Kyoungchul (Editor), Amirat, Yacine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 106
• Subjects: Engineering.; Gynecology.; Artificial intelligence.; Control engineering.; Control.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).
• Physical Description: XIV, 448 p. 263 illus., 184 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783319129228
• ISSN: 1610-7438 ;

This book deals with the growing challenges of using assistive robots in our everyday activities along with providing intelligent assistive services. The presented applications concern mainly healthcare and wellness such as helping elderly people, assisting dependent persons, habitat monitoring in smart environments, well-being, security, etc. These applications reveal also new challenges regarding control theory, mechanical design, mechatronics, portability, acceptability, scalability, security, etc.  .