The development of elderly care robot and current challenges for functional design

Abstract

The emergence and development of robot industry is one of the important achievements in the 20th century. After years of development, the elderly care robot can only complete some mobile auxiliary functions at the earliest, and now it can complete many functions such as detection, reminder, chat, etc. Even so, the elderly care robot is still in the direction of more functions and more wisdom. So, what is the function of elderly care robot? What should be paid attention to in the design and use of elderly care robot? Based on the needs of the elderly, this paper discusses the functions of the elderly care robot and the practical factors that the elderly care robot should consider on the premise of meeting the interests of the elderly and not violating the ethics.