Bibliografische Daten
ISBN/EAN: 9783319381664
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: xiv, 448 S., 79 s/w Illustr., 184 farbige Illustr.
Einband: kartoniertes Buch
Beschreibung
This book deals with the growing challenges of using assistive robots in our everyday activities along with providing intelligent assistive services. The presented applications concern mainly healthcare and wellness such as helping elderly people, assisting dependent persons, habitat monitoring in smart environments, well-being, security, etc. These applications reveal also new challenges regarding control theory, mechanical design, mechatronics, portability, acceptability, scalability, security, etc.