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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/34472| Title: | An Overview of Assistive Robotics and Technologies for Elderly Care | Authors: | Christoforou, Eftychios G. Panayides, Andreas S. Avgousti, Sotiris Pattichis, C. S. |
Major Field of Science: | Engineering and Technology | Keywords: | Assistive robotics;Elderly-care technologies;Nursing robots;Telerobotics;Human factors design | Issue Date: | 27-Sep-2019 | Source: | XV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2019, Proceedings of MEDICON 2019, September 26-28, 2019, Coimbra, Portugal, pp.971-976 | Start page: | 971 | End page: | 976 | Conference: | Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, MEDICON | Abstract: | Population ageing is already having an impact on societies. This study briefly reviews associated technologies employed within the framework of elderly care, namely: robotic nursing, ambient assisted living and assistive robotics. Their current status is considered together with their potential and the associated implementation challenges. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/34472 | ISBN: | 978-3-030-31634-1 | DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_118 | Type: | Book Chapter | Affiliation : | University of Cyprus Cyprus University of Technology Research centre on Interactive media, Smart systems and Emerging technologies |
Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
| Appears in Collections: | Κεφάλαια βιβλίων/Book chapters |
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