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Busayo I. Ojumu
ME 582: Robotics Engineering
The University of New Mexico
Fall 2012
The case for robotic
home health care
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Direction of future robotics use
Market Analysis
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Three main fields:
- Industrial (spot welders, immobile arms)
- Service (defense, drones, UAVs, UGVs)
- Personal (Roombas)
Winners:
- Anyone who can combine technological gains with high
growth sectors (Microsoft Kinect onto a Roomba)
- Anyone who can address pressing needs in defense and
medical industries
Losers:
- Anyone, company or individual, whose doesn’t respond to
the technological advances wrt robotics to update, speed up,
or automate their processes.
Market Analysis
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Businessweek: “Last year, for the first time, sales of adult
diapers in Japan exceeded those for babies. ”
Year Total population
(census; in thousands)
Population aged
0–14 (%)
Population aged
15–64 (%)
Population aged
65+ (%)
1990 123,611 18.2 69.5 12.0
2000 126,962 14.6 67.9 17.3
2010 128,058 13.2 63.7 23.1
Year Total population
(census; in thousands)
Population aged
0–14 (%)
Population aged
15–64 (%)
Population aged
65+ (%)
1990 248,709 21.6 65.8 12.6
2000 281,421 21.4 66.1 12.5
2010 308,745 20.2 67.0 12.8
JAPAN
USA
CIA Factbook: Japan
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
CIA Factbook: US
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
Aging Demographic
29,581
39,519
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- By 2030, there will be about 72.1 million older persons, more
than twice their number in 2000.
-People over 60 spent more than any other age group in the
year ended March; estimated 109 trillion yen ($1.4 trillion
- Accounted for 44 percent of consumption
- A test case of how a modern retail economy can switch from
focusing on traditional, younger customers
- “The elderly people buy things that have value even if the
price is high. They are the group which has that financial
power.”
- Daiei, based in Tokyo, is slowing escalators to two-thirds of
the speed of regular ones and employing lighter, aluminum
shopping carts
Aging Demographic
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Robots are the solution to extending the time in which the
elderly can live independently in their own homes.
Robots could allow caregivers to monitor patients from afar,
they could remind people to take their (correct) medications
on time, lift simple objects, or even transport heavy items.
The more robots there are, the less pressure there will be on
the shrinking human workforce to care for elderly citizens.
Value Proposition
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- The robot is purchased for Frank by his son, who has a
family and no time to visit / take care of Frank
- Frank, who has dementia, is initially hostile and resistant to
the robot
- The robot cooks, cleans and provides companionship and
mental stimulation for Frank
Value Proposition
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EMAILED VERSION DOES NOT HAVE THE CLIP INSERTED:
http://robotandfrank-film.com/ (then click “watch the trailer”) or http://vimeo.com/44742356
The clip explains a good deal of the movie without having to watch the movie, read review s, or
transcripts of the movie.
Value Proposition
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The many stakeholders in robotic home healthcare (family
members and caregivers; healthcare providers; technology
providers; aging or disabled individuals) all have similar goals:
- to provide independence
- to preserve dignity
- to empower those with special needs
- to provide peace of mind to all of the stakeholders
Value Proposition
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- Developed by CompanionAble Project
- For elderly people who have mild cognitive impairment
- Provides reminders for everyday tasks, like taking
medications, calling people back and storing grocery lists
- Can detect falls and respond to verbal commands
Robots: Hector
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CERTIFIED ROBOTIC ASSISTANT Robots: Hector
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CERTIFIED ROBOTIC ASSISTANT Robots: RIBA II
- Developed by the Riken research center and Tokai Rubber
Industries
- Robot for Interactive Body Assistance can now lift patients
weighing up to 176 pounds
- The “teddy bear robot nurse”
- May sell for as much as $77,000
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CERTIFIED ROBOTIC ASSISTANT Robots: RIBA II
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CERTIFIED ROBOTIC ASSISTANT Robots: Robovie-II
- Designed by Advanced Telecommunications Research
Institute International (ATR) in 2010
- Grocery store owned; intended as a shopping cart for the
elderly
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CERTIFIED ROBOTIC ASSISTANT Robots: Robovie R3
- Designed by ATR and VStone
- Superior upgrade of Robovie-II
- Lighter, due to plastic construction over an aluminum frame
- Faster, wrt processing and movement
- Cheaper @ $40,000
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EMAILED VERSION DOES NOT HAVE THE CLIP INSERTED:
- TUM-Rosie and TUM-James (modified PR2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTaeWITW1kI&list=UUL1IhdA6dwzvTuFSNylGJlQ&index=6&featur
e=plcp
Platforms: PR2
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- Designed by reThink Robotics
- CEO Dr. Rodney Brooks, is also the co-founder of iRobot
- Industrial robot, can be applied to elderly care in the near
future; apk out in January 2013
- $22,000, available October 2012
Platforms: Baxter
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CERTIFIED ROBOTIC ASSISTANT Conclusion
A combination of several features onto a successful
platform at high production volumes will make that robot
cost-effective, widely available and sufficient to the need
of an aging population without being a drag on the
economy or the available workforce.
Currently a winner-take-all market with high risk-reward
for VCs. A solution is needed sooner rather than later
and senior acceptance must be accounted for every step
of the way.
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A robot that can help your grandma (or you) avoid the nursing home
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