“Robocare for Elderly”: A Personal Assistant Robot for Elderly People

Abstract

This paper discusses a Robot for the elderly which consists of various electronic devices that can be altered in the future and can be used to make other robotic devices, which can be used in the household environment. “Robocare for Elderly” is a prototype of an actual Personal Assistant Robot which can be used in the future to take care of elderly people as a companion. This system involves Raspberry Pi Microcomputer, Ultrasonic sensor, PIR sensor, Temperature Sensor, LEDs, in-built Bluetooth module, Dc Motor, Servo Motor, Speakers, etc. The main objective in the developed work is to build a prototype of a personal assistant robot that is of low cost and can be used in every house, thus, making better use of technology. The future scope of this work is that it can be enhanced by upgrading the technology used, more user friendly, and it may be possible for the system to react according to the surrounding using dynamic systems. The elderly people will be the most beneficial with this implementation. Thus, “Robocare for Elderly” is more precisely a personal assistant robot which is a part of a smart house environment.