Descripción del proyecto
Una mayor comprensión sobre el valor de los robots sociales en la asistencia sanitaria
Los robots sociales están diseñados para interactuar con personas y con otros robots, y tanto el interés por ellos como su demanda siguen creciendo. Estas máquinas se pueden usar para superar algunos de los problemas en el sector de la asistencia sanitaria; por ejemplo, pueden cooperar en el cuidado prolongado de la población de edad avanzada. También pueden ayudar a mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes. A fin de aclarar cuál es el impacto de la introducción de robots sociales en el sector de la salud, el proyecto LIFEBOTS Exchange, financiado con fondos europeos, tiene el objetivo de mejorar las cooperaciones interdisciplinarias, internacionales y entre sectores dentro de este campo. Con ese fin, los investigadores proponen un centro de conocimientos para robótica social que ayude a aumentar las competencias de los trabajadores sanitarios y permita crear una red de tres sectores: el mundo académico, la industria y los usuarios de tecnología.
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The project aims enhancing cross-sector, international and interdisciplinary collaboration in the area of social robotics technology for care. Are robots ready for society, and is society ready for robots? How can social robots can be included in people’s lives? Robots are increasingly being used in the healthcare sector as a potential solution to the current and future challenges faced by the healthcare sector. Due to the global population ageing, by 2035 the world is projected to lack 12.9 million healthcare professionals (WHO: 2013). Social robots may benefit the quality life and wellbeing of patients, their families and healthcare professionals. Evidence and much of the needed knowledge are still lacking. Strong interdisciplinarity and cross-sectorial research and innovation activity is needed. A knowledge hub for social robotics will be created with a threefold aim: (1) To enhance the competencies of involved staff members, refining and focusing their skills; (2) To build a tri-sectoral network involving academia, industry and users of technology, and (3) to create an enduring network that will outlive the grant funding. The core of the project includes some of the strongest actors in international research, SMEs and user organisations, focusing on three activity lines: technological, sociological, care-and-welfare. To be able to understand the impact of introducing social robots in care, the three areas that will be affected by this technical evolution will be researched: (1) care provided as medical practice; this is the care given to patients in hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centres and other medical facilities. (2) residential care - this area refers to all care institutions accepting patient/clients as residents: elderly homes, nursing homes, special needs schools for children or adults, etc. (3) family care, investigating how social robots can be implemented in the home, and as a part of domestic life.
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MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)Coordinador
7491 Trondheim
Noruega