A Preliminary Study of Biofeedback System based on "Snoezelen: -Stimulation of Senses-" Devices and Robots(Symposium(1)「The tip science and the medical treatment」)

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  • Kabe Akiyoshi
    Department of Health Science and Social Welfare Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University
  • Kakimoto Aki
    Department of Health Science and Social Welfare Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University
  • Yokota Yoshio
    Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • Nagasawa Natsuko
    Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • Kase Takaaki
    Information System Laboratory:Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
  • Kato Eriko
    Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
  • Watanabe Hitoshi
    Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

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  • "スヌーズレン:五感の刺激"デバイスとロボットを用いたバイオフィードバックシステムの予備検討(シンポジウム(1)「先端科学と医療」)

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It is sometimes stressful for human beings to live in Today's society. There are more demand to be relaxed and feel safe, comfortable by use of some devices and equipments, currently controlled by electronics and even by robot technologies in near future possibly. The new role of "Robot Technology" in the 21st century, is to develop the robots in new category, supporting people directly. The concept of a bio-feedback system by use of "Snoezelen (Feel good and enjoy relaxed, mild time in the comfortable space)" devices and robots, is derived from the market analysis in the working group of Advanced Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, to make business plan, and several contacts to potential users and related officers of cooperating municipalities/institutes in a few countries. The basic system of robot and "Snoezelen" devices, main functions of robots as Interface for users, an example of business style with related possibility of business expansion, the method to measure a stress level of users (Off-line measurement as preliminary study), a preliminary measurement result, are described. The further step of this bio-feedback system, to measure more vital data of users by specific sensors and integrate with robots and Snoezelen devices - stimulating tool, is also mentioned. This study is a united research of multiple group, consist of Architecture Engineering, Robot Engineering, and Medicine, supported by ASMeW (Consolidated Research Institute for Advanced Science and Medical Care, Waseda University) and and has possibilities to explore the new combined area of Human Environment Control, Medicine and Robotics.

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