1. Study Various Companion Robots for Older Adults:

• Research and analyze existing companion robots designed for the elderly, such as Paro, Pepper, Mabu, Zora, Moxie, Robear, or ElliQ. Examine their features, functionalities, interaction capabilities, and applications in healthcare management.

1. Investigate Potential Benefits, Advantages, Risks, and Concerns:

• Explore and evaluate the potential benefits and advantages of using companion robots in healthcare management for older adults. Consider aspects such as cognitive support, medication reminders, social interaction, fall detection, and emergency assistance.
• Identify and analyze the risks, challenges, and concerns associated with companion robots, such as privacy and security issues, ethical considerations, user acceptance, and the potential impact on human-to-human interactions and caregiver relationships.

1. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Recommendations:

• Conduct a benefit-cost analysis of companion robots in elderly care, weighing the advantages against the potential challenges and risks.
• Based on your analysis, propose recommendations for designing a perfect companion robot for the elderly that maximizes benefits while minimizing concerns. Consider incorporating features like gamification, natural language processing, adaptive learning, remote monitoring, and personalization to enhance user engagement and outcomes.
• Develop strategies to address privacy and security issues, establish user trust, and ensure the seamless integration of companion robots into existing healthcare systems and workflows.
• Consider market segmentation, pricing strategies, and marketing approaches to effectively introduce and promote the proposed companion robots to the elderly population.

IDEAS TO USE FOR THE ROBOT: 

– Robot for patient’s with dementia 

– Robot will have a screen as a face design with different expressions of emotions

– Robot will be big

– Robot will have a set price plus a yearly subscription rate based on the dementia level

– This Robot will help with medication, lifting patient assistance, location services, and interactive conversation

– This robot will send an alert to family member if patient leaves the home location

– Budget for this robot is $30,000-35,000 plus annual subscription