Table 5 Assistance preferences on domestic tasks (under the chores category) from robots in older adults with different functional dependence level

Preparing meals/cooking

2.52 ± 1.01

2.78 ± 1.05

2.98 ± 1.08

6.366

0.002

Setting the table

2.95 ± 0.92

3.23 ± 0.81

3.27 ± 0.80

5.653

0.004

Grocery shopping

3.14 ± 0.94

3.45 ± 0.89

3.37 ± 0.88

4.308

0.014

Repairing plumbing

3.37 ± 0.90

3.65 ± 0.81

3.69 ± 0.80

6.109

0.002

Washing dishes by hand

3.17 ± 1.01

3.18 ± 1.05

3.40 ± 0.95

1.719

0.181

Keeping refrigerator clean/stocked

3.35 ± 0.90

3.54 ± 0.78

3.46 ± 0.80

1.745

0.176

Doing laundry

3.62 ± 0.83

3.60 ± 0.86

3.83 ± 0.59

2.638

0.073

Painting

3.51 ± 0.80

3.67 ± 0.74

3.58 ± 0.73

1.530

0.218

Watering plants

3.19 ± 0.85

3.43 ± 0.79

3.28 ± 0.82

2.791

0.063

Sorting mail, shredding, throwing away junk mail

3.14 ± 0.97

3.52 ± 0.97

3.40 ± 0.78

6.154

0.002

Gardening/pruning

3.19 ± 0.84

3.32 ± 0.77

3.18 ± 0.80

0.955

0.386

Loading/unloading dishwasher

3.63 ± 0.67

3.56 ± 0.72

3.64 ± 0.61

0.485

0.616

Taking out trash/recyclables

3.65 ± 0.69

3.59 ± 0.82

3.60 ± 0.78

0.303

0.739

Making bed/changing sheets

3.39 ± 0.85

3.65 ± 0.78

3.52 ± 0.86

3.308

0.038

Changing light bulbs

3.57 ± 0.85

3.72 ± 0.85

3.72 ± 0.84

1.517

0.221

Cleaning bathrooms

3.63 ± 0.78

3.72 ± 0.80

3.79 ± 0.74

1.424

0.242

Cleaning windows

3.69 ± 0.72

3.87 ± 0.53

3.80 ± 0.72

2.449

0.088

Sweeping/scrubbing/mopping

3.64 ± 0.75

3.80 ± 0.72

3.86 ± 0.61

3.257

0.040

Controlling for pests/rodents

3.43 ± 0.86

3.60 ± 0.78

3.68 ± 0.78

3.227

0.041

Cleaning kitchen

3.64 ± 0.79

3.81 ± 0.74

3.82 ± 0.70

2.571

0.078

Maintaining lawn/raking leaves

3.56 ± 0.68

3.44 ± 0.68

3.42 ± 0.64

1.765

0.173