Jaco robot

Human assistive robotics can help the elderly and those with disabilities with Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Robotics researchers approach this bottom-up publishing on methods for control of different types of movements. Health research on the other hand focuses on hospital clinical assessment and rehabilitation using the International Classification of Functioning (ICF), leaving arguably important differences between each domain. In particular, little is known quantitatively on what ADLs humans perform in their ordinary environment - at home, work etc. This information can guide robotics development and prioritize what technology to deploy for in-home assistive robotics. This study targets several large lifelogging databases, where we compute (i) ADL task frequency from long-term low sampling frequency video and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor data, and (ii) short term arm and hand movement data from 30 fps video data of domestic tasks. Robotics and health care have different terms and taxonomies for representing tasks and motions. From the quantitative ADL task and ICF motion data we derive and discuss a robotics-relevant taxonomy in attempts to ameliorate these taxonomic differences.