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The CARESSES EU-Japan Project: making assistive robots culturally competent

  • Barbara Bruno
    ,
  • Nak Young Chong
    ,
  • Hiroko Kamide
    ,
  • Sanjeev Kanoria
    ,
  • Jaeryoung Lee
    ,
  • Yuto Lim
  • University of Genoa
    ,
  • Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    ,
  • Nagoya University
    ,
  • Advinia Health Care
    ,
  • Chubu University
    ,
  • SoftBank Group Corp.
Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Conference contribution Peer-review

Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well

Abstract

The nursing literature shows that cultural competence is an important requirement for effective healthcare. We claim that personal assistive robots should likewise be culturally competent, that is, they should be aware of general cultural characteristics and of the different forms they take in different individuals, and take these into account while perceiving, reasoning, and acting. The CARESSES project is an Europe-Japan collaborative effort that aims at designing, developing and evaluating culturally competent assistive robots. These robots will be able to adapt the way they behave, speak and interact to the cultural identity of the person they assist. This paper describes the approach taken in the CARESSES project, its initial steps, and its future plans.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Conference contribution Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 151-169 (19 pages)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 05/06/2017

Publication status

Published - 05/06/2017

Publisher

Springer, Japan, India, Australia, Germany, United States, United Arab Emirates, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, China, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Brazil, France, Singapore

Publication series

  • Publication series name: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
    ISSN (Print): 1876-1100
    ISSN (Electronic): 1876-1119
    Volume: 540

ISBN (Print)

9783030046712

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/622576
  • Scopus: 85061373235

Host publication title

Ambient Assisted Living - Italian Forum 2017

Host publication editors

  • Niccolò Casiddu
  • Claudia Porfirione
  • Filippo Cavallo
  • Andrea Monteriù

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