TY - GEN
T1 - An Adaptive Task Planner for Enhancing Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robots for Elder Assistance
AU - Holgado-Terriza, Juan A.
AU - Pico-Valencia, Pablo
AU - Carmona-Méndez, Amador
AU - Paderewski-Rodriguez, Patricia
AU - Gutiérrez-Vela, Francisco
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026.
PY - 2026
Y1 - 2026
N2 - The global aging population demands innovative solutions for eldercare and monitoring, with social robotics emerging as a promising tool. This study addresses the design and implementation of an advanced task planner to optimize human-robot interaction in social robots, enabling personalized and non-intrusive monitoring and assistance in the home environment. To achieve this, a social robot prototype was developed specifically designed to assist, monitor, observe, and care for older adults in their homes based on the programming and adaptation of a Temi robot. The core component of this system is its central task planner, which is responsible for orchestrating and commanding the robot's actions through the dynamic execution of a sequence of tasks. Unlike static approaches, our planner allows for the definition of customizable and adaptive tasks, which are essential for effectively responding to the changing needs of older individuals. Preliminary laboratory results demonstrate the robot's capability to propose and execute different activities (e.g., medication reminders, conducting environmental checks, simple conversations to combat loneliness, among others) adapting to the user's specific requirements.
AB - The global aging population demands innovative solutions for eldercare and monitoring, with social robotics emerging as a promising tool. This study addresses the design and implementation of an advanced task planner to optimize human-robot interaction in social robots, enabling personalized and non-intrusive monitoring and assistance in the home environment. To achieve this, a social robot prototype was developed specifically designed to assist, monitor, observe, and care for older adults in their homes based on the programming and adaptation of a Temi robot. The core component of this system is its central task planner, which is responsible for orchestrating and commanding the robot's actions through the dynamic execution of a sequence of tasks. Unlike static approaches, our planner allows for the definition of customizable and adaptive tasks, which are essential for effectively responding to the changing needs of older individuals. Preliminary laboratory results demonstrate the robot's capability to propose and execute different activities (e.g., medication reminders, conducting environmental checks, simple conversations to combat loneliness, among others) adapting to the user's specific requirements.
KW - Human-Robot Interaction
KW - Independent living
KW - Planner
KW - Social Robot
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105039122262
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-032-16992-1_14
DO - 10.1007/978-3-032-16992-1_14
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:105039122262
SN - 9783032169914
T3 - Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
SP - 136
EP - 148
BT - Proceedings of the International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence (UCAmI 2025)
A2 - Bravo, José
A2 - Fontecha, Jesús
A2 - Ballesteros, Joaquín
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 17th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing and Ambient Intelligence, UCAmI 2025
Y2 - 26 November 2025 through 28 November 2025
ER -