As we come to increasingly rely on robotic and Artificial Intelligence technologies, there are
a growing number of ethical concerns to be considered by both service providers and …

Robots are emerging in welfare services, and organizations require information on whether
novel technologies are approved among staff. On the basis of technology acceptance …

Twenty-five years ago, robotics guru Joseph Engelberger had a mission to motivate
research teams all over the world to design the 'Elderly Care Giver', a multitasking personal …

Care robots are robotic applications targeted for use in care and nursing environments, or to
support independent living for the elderly and those with disabilities. Robots may provide …

Precautionary measures (eg, social distancing, mask wearing, washing hands regularly) to
limit the transmission of the Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) have been put in place worldwide …

Although the concept of wisdom is ancient, empirical research on it has only recently
received attention in gerontology. This coincides with a critical turn away from a deficit model …

Having a sense of dignity is one of the core emotions in human life. Is our dignity, and
accordingly also our sense of dignity under threat in elderly care, especially in robotic care …

Touching in care work is inevitable, particularly in cases where clients depend on nurses for
many activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, lifting and assisting. When new …

This roadmap summarises a six-year multidisciplinary research project called Robots and
the Future of Welfare Services (ROSE), funded by the Strategic Research Council (SRC) …

This book presents a typology that explains the diversity of ICT usage seen in older adults. It
examines older adult use of everyday Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) …