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Item Affective Robotics for assisting elderly people(2009) Pastor, Carmen; Gaminde, Gabriel; Renteria, Arantxa; Cornet, Gérard; Maseda, Ana; Etxeberria, Igone; SG; Medical Technologies; Robótica MédicaThere are widely acknowledged imperatives for helping the elderly live at home (semi)-independently for as long as possible. Without cognitive stimulation support the elderly dementia and depression sufferers can deteriorate rapidly and the carers will face a more demanding task. Both groups are increasingly at the risk of social exclusion. This article presents the work under development in the project Companion-Able. It will provide the synergy of Robotics and Ambient Intelligence technologies to provide for a care-giver's assistive environment. This is mediated by a robotic companion working collaboratively with a smart home environment. Companion-Able addresses the issues of social inclusion and homecare of persons with chronic cognitive disabilities prevalent among the increasing European older population. A participative and inclusive scenario validation approach will drive the efforts, involving care recipients and their close caregivers as well as the wider stakeholders.Item MERLIN: Upper-Limb Rehabilitation Robot System for Home Environment(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022) Garzo, Ainara; Arcas-Ruiz-Ruano, Javier; Dorronsoro, Iñigo; Gaminde, Gabriel; Jung, Je Hyung; Téllez, Javier; Keller, Thierry; Medical Technologies; Tecnalia Research & InnovationArmAssist is a cost-effective robotic system for post-stroke upper-limb rehabilitation. The system incorporates the ArmAssist Assessment platform based on serious games that enables fast, quantitative and automatic evaluation of the arm functions. The aim of the MERLIN European project is to bring this system to the patients’ homes to personalize the therapy with reduced supervision while increasing the number of movement repetitions to improve the effectiveness. To this end, the ArmAssist system developed by TECNALIA, has been integrated with GMV’s Antari Home Care platform, to customize and supervise the training remotely. Additionally, several technical improvements have been done to enhance the usability and functionality of the system according to the patients and therapists’ feedback. In this paper, the technical progress of the MERLIN system is presented.