Fundamental research,system development and prospect of welfare robots
This paper focuses on the scientific and technological achievements of China-Japan Welfare Robots Research Center of Shenyang University of Technology,including the clarification of certain conceptual misunderstandings in the field of welfare robots,and the importance of basic research and technological bottlenecks in the promotion and applications of welfare robots.Firstly,a concise definition of welfare robots is proposed,and the essential difference between welfare robots and industrial robots is clarified from the perspective of system composition.Secondly,taking the independently developed functional rehabilitation robots,the assistive living robots for the partially disabled and the nursing care robots for the totally disabled as examples,the authors discuss their social background,basic research concepts,specific research contents and difficulties,innovative achievements,as well as the challenging issues under investigation.Finally,the research and development opportunities,personnel needs,market scale and employment perspectives in the emerging field of welfare robots are forecasted.
welfare robotrehabilitation robotassistive living robotnursing care robotintelligencesystem development
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