Description du projet
Souligner la valeur des robots sociaux dans les soins de santé
L’intérêt et la demande pour les robots sociaux, conçus pour interagir avec des personnes et d’autres robots, sont en augmentation. Ces robots sont en effet susceptibles d’être utilisés pour relever certains défis auxquels est confronté le secteur de la santé, tels que l’aide aux soins de longue durée destinés à une population vieillissante. Et ils pourraient également offrir aux patients une meilleure qualité de vie. Afin de mieux comprendre l’impact potentiel de l’introduction de robots sociaux dans les soins apportés aux patients, le projet LIFEBOTS Exchange, financé par l’UE, s’efforcera de renforcer les collaborations intersectorielles, internationales et interdisciplinaires dans ce domaine. Pour ce faire, il proposera la mise en place d’un centre de connaissances sur la robotique sociale qui contribuera à accroître les compétences des personnes travaillant dans le domaine de la santé et à créer un réseau tri-sectoriel composé d’universitaires, d’industriels et d’utilisateurs de technologies.
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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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Norvège