Bandaging is a regular and indispensable nursing task in daily medical care. The task is challenging for robots because it requires simultaneous control of the bandaging trajectory and tension. The patient’s involuntary swaying due to pain and other reasons may cause further complications. To solve these problems, a compliant robot arm based on the serial elastic actuator (SEA) … [Read more...] about A Method for a Compliant Robot Arm to Perform a Bandaging Task on a Swaying Arm: A Proposed Approach
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CARE: Cooperation of AI Robot Enablers to Create a Vibrant Society
Demographic changes in our society are putting a heavy burden on care facilities and health-care infrastructure. While the elderly population is steadily increasing, there is an acute shortage of caregiving experts and professionals. This problem is becoming more severe in superaging societies, namely, Japan. Hence, this urges new and practical solutions for welfare facilities … [Read more...] about CARE: Cooperation of AI Robot Enablers to Create a Vibrant Society
