SHEBA: A LowCost Assistive Robot for Older Adults in the Developing World Maintaining independence and dignity is a primary goal of successful aging for older adults around the globe. Robots can support this goal in various ways by assisting everyday tasks that become challenging due to agingrelated deterioration in physical and mental abilities. While a growing body of research tackles challenges in creating such robots, most work has focused on older adults with high socioeconomic status in the developed world. In most cases, the price of these robots alone prohibits their potential use in the developing world. Further, sociocultural differences in the developing world will limit the usability and chance of adoption of a robot designed based on users in the developed world. Our work aims to close this gap. In this paper we present findings from the usercentered design and development process of a lowcost assistive robot for older adults in the developing world named SHEBA, which is a Bengali term for care. We first interviewed 37 older adults and 21 caregivers in assisted and independent living settings in Dhaka, Bangladesh to gather requirements and understand priorities. We then developed a prototype focused on medication management and delivery and we brought it to an assisted living center to interact with potential older adult users. We interviewed 23 older adults and 5 caregivers who interacted with or observed our prototype to gather feedback. We present quantitative and qualitative data obtained in these interviews, identifying key requirements for robots designed for older adults in the developing world.

A Systematic Review of Robotics Research in Support of InHome Care for Older Adults The aging population is growing at an unprecedented rate globally and roboticsenabled solutions are being developed to provide better independent living for older adults. In this study, we report the results from a systematic review of the stateoftheart in home robotics research for caring for older adults. This review aims to address two questions: (1) What research is being done towards integrating robotics for caring for older adults? (2) What are the research and technology challenges that robots are facing in the home? Sixtythree papers have been identified and studied in this review by following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and MetaAnalyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Common themes that are consistent across the reviewed papers are distinguished and consolidated as follows: (1) Ambient assisted living, where smart home environments and physical support tools are studied; (2) Robot ecosystem, where robotic devices are used to provide various services; (3) Social interaction, where the social isolation problem has been targeted. We also summarize the results of similar literature reviews we came across during our search. The results of this study present the current research trends and technologies used in each category. The challenges and limitations of robotics applications are also identified. Suggestions for accelerating the deployment of robots at home for providing older adults with independent care in the home are presented based on the results and insights from this study.