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The increase of life expectancy and the growing senior population lead to an important development of smart equipment for healthcare and assistive services to support elderly people, especially when living at home. Elderly people living alone with degenerating physical and cognitive abilities need innovative assistance techniques. Such techniques or Internet-Of-Things (IOT) systems can be classified as wearables, smart infrastructures, and mobile IOT. All these systems aim to help people in their daily activities, especially when they are dependent and/or have mobility impairments and/or cognitive impairments. IoT systems collect data and can complete action while connected to the Internet. Moreover, robotic systems can also be deployed at home for the safety and comfort of individuals. Usually, robotics and IOT systems are used separately. In this paper, our aim is to discuss the challenges associated with their combined use at home for elderly and identify future research directions in this area
