Table 3.

Social robots’ intervention approaches in research literature.

Social Robot	Approach	Conditions	older Adult Interventions
Nao	[104,105,106]	cognitively healthy older adults; persons with dementia/Alzheimer’s	detection of behavioral disturbances; physical exercises tutoring, recreational activities; physical training
Pepper	[99,100,101,102,103]	cognitively healthy older adults; crowd workers; people with schizophrenia or dementia	detection and classification of physical exercises; stress management, companion for older adults; rehabilitation recreational activities; sentiment analysis; narrative-memory-based human–robot companion; medicine taking reminding, encouraging older adults to keep active and social stimulation
PARO	[94,95,96]	older adults with dementia	pet therapy; reduce patient stress; social interaction, reducing depression and anxiety
Stevie	[110]	care house residents and caregivers	care support, entertainment, cognitive engagement, social connectivity
iRobiQ & CARO	[111]	children that have autism disorders	social training, emotions analysis
Zora	[107]	older adults with memory disorders	stimulating older adults through exercises and interaction
mini & Tangy	[108,109]	cognitively healthy older adults	educational games; imitation learning