MyChum: An Emotionally Intelligent Robot for Elder Care

The rising problem of loneliness and abandonment in elderly people, especially those who are distant from their families and children is now a serious issue due to the increase in their population. This emotional isolation leads to mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety as well as physical problems like heart diseases. MyChum is a friendly robot that is designed to meet the emotional needs of elder people. It has advanced abilities like detecting facial emotions and voice sentiment recognition. MyChum is an interactive robot which offers 24/7 assistance in real-time by recognizing and reacting to the user's emotions. It acts as a caring friend which helps to reduce loneliness and builds connections between the user. By integrating AI, emotional recognition and, embedded systems like raspberry pi, MyChums provides deep emotional connections with the user replacing a human for interaction and monitoring the older people. Additionally, for further decrease in isolation the robot helps to address the issue of shortage of caregivers, nurses by providing constant emotional support and monitoring. Further advancements include field testing in different environments and working with old age homes, hospitals and wellness centers for better support. In the end, MyChum focuses on elderly care by providing emotional support to increase their lifetime using advanced technology designed to meet the emotional needs of seniors.