Janice K Bays

Co-designing Social Robots with People Living with Dementia: Fostering Identity, Connectedness, Security, and Autonomy

Conventional co-design methods, such as storyboarding and focus groups, are not always appropriate for people living with dementia (PLwD). In pilot robot co-design workshops in a local memory care facility, we noticed PLwD struggled to understand, express themselves, fully participate, and benefit from the experience.…