Humanoid Robot–Assisted Support for Health Care in Older Adults: Systematic Scoping Review
This scoping review demonstrates the promising yet methodologically constrained potential of humanoid robots in health care for older adults while highlighting key challenges in their practical implementation. Successful integration will require addressing technical limitations, user acceptance barriers, and systemic adoption challenges.
Authors
- Lei Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6578-1707)
- Xue Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-3442)
- Ling Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5240-7254)
- Xuezhi Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7796-4679)
- Like Zhang
- Yufei Li
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Aging
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/83849
- Primary Topic
- Social Robot Interaction and HRI
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China