**4. Socially assistive robotics in education**

*Industrial Robotics - New Paradigms*

abuse [16].

**3. Socially assistive robotics for elderly people**

**3.1 Detection of physical and psychological violence**

perceptions about the use of the platform.

specialized training environments.

*Use of a robotic platform for medical students training.*

properly. Depending on the scenario, level, and topics to teach, there are different ways on how to operate robotic platforms as a supportive tool for the teacher.

Even though the population above 75 years old has increased during the last years, there have not been enough resources to ensure a proper healthcare system in Mexico [14]. The first significant problem is that there are not enough specialists for treatment, being only one specialized geriatric for every 10,000 elders [15]. Also, it is estimated that 10.3% of older people suffer from one or more types of

The work described in [17] implemented a robotic platform that gave a specialization lecture to medical students about the proper care of elder patients, required during their treatments, as well as helping to detect when they present some level of abuse. This study evaluated how volume modulation, movement correction, and body language affected the effectiveness of the robotic platform when interacting with a group of medics. **Figure 2** shows an example of an informative session.

An evaluation metric was given to the students after the session to compare the performance of the students that interacted with the robot with a different group that received the same training session from a specialized geriatric. After each session, a satisfaction survey was given to every student to evaluate as well their

The results obtained from this study showed no significant difference between

the evaluation and perception results obtained from the group that interacted with the robot and the regular group. As strange as it sounds, this is an excellent result since it can be concluded that a robotic platform is equally as good as a professional when explaining specific content to a group of people. It would still be necessary to control some environmental characteristics to make sure the results are as expected. However, it opens the doors for implementing these platforms in

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**Figure 2.**
