Background Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise of supporting nurses' clinical
decision-making in complex care situations or conducting tasks that are remote from direct …

In recent years, with the current advancements in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI),
robots have the potential to support the field of healthcare. Robotic systems are often …

Despite the relatively young age of Human–Robot Interaction (HRI) as a field, there is a
large volume of research on advances in robot hardware, software and behavior. The goal …

Global demographics trend toward an aging population. Hence, there will be an increased
social demand for elderly care. Recently, assistive technologies such as service robots have …

A large and increasing number of people around the world experience cognitive disability.
Rehabilitation robotics has provided promising training and assistance approaches to …

The COVID-19 pandemic has critically impacted the health and safety of the population of
the world, especially the health and well-being of older adults. Socially assistive robots …

Immersive virtual reality (VR) is being used as an enriching experience for people living in
residential aged care, or nursing homes, where care staff play a critical role supporting …

Research on social robots in care has often focused on either the care recipients or the
technology itself, neglecting the care workers who, in and through their collaborative and …

Gender/ing guides how we view ourselves, the world around us, and each other—including
non-humans. Critical voices have raised the alarm about stereotyped gendering in the …

Many studies have explored emotional and mental services that robots can provide for older
adults, such as offering them daily conversation, news, music, or health information …