Therabots

Therabots are Companion Artefacts for senior millennials and aged digital natives that function as therapeutic embodiments of comfort. With the steady increase in senior population, we believe this will require an increased need for physical and psychological support for the future-elderly as well. It is already proven that boosted positivism in mood increases chances for senior citizens to engage with others and vice versa. Facilitating productive social engagement, we deliver a solution for the next generation.

Photo Courtesy of Young Joo Park

Therabot Prototyping Principle

Therabots provide therapeutic care for those who grew up with networked digital technology and will require continued companionship and connectivity.
The prototyping for these specific Companion Artefacts take into consideration the following questions:

Can we create Companion Artefacts to assist caretakers rather than substitute them?
What types of communication trends will arise among future-seniors?
What type of social networks and methods of communication will future-seniors best respond to?
Will future Assistive Social Robots (ASR) or Carebots utilize social media documentation of personal information to provide optimized interaction?
What types of new interface technology and input devices will be developed for shaky hands?
What types of new emojis, acronyms, and online slang will be generated by future-seniors?
How do we prevent the attention economy from factoring into future-senior depression and mental weakness?