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Designing Care Robots With Older Adults, Not Just for Them
A shared feature highlights the community input shaping ELARA's approach to companion robots.
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A feature shared by Chorong Park on September 5, 2026, puts the people helping design care robots in the spotlight. The Humanoids4Good story draws on University of Houston reporting about ELARA's work with older adults. [1][2]
In the university's account, participants work with students to respond to existing robots and model ideas for future companions. Privacy, comfort, and accessibility are part of those conversations, alongside what a robot might help someone do. [3]
The distinction is in when people get a say. Their perspectives help shape the design while it is still developing, rather than being sought only after a product is ready. The coverage introduces that process, not a finished care robot. [3]
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Adapted from Chorong Park's LinkedIn post. The original post is a link-only share with no attached photos.