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Author Archives: Jeroen Arendsen
Update on Health Wearables
Apple Watches offer health-tracking features, including heart rhythm measurements through ECG (typically measured by attaching several electrodes) and Peripheral oxygen saturation of the blood (SpO2) (typically measured at a fingertip using a pulse oximeter). This is not classified as medical-grade, and … Continue reading
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The Graveyard of Healthcare Robots
A special place within the Graveyard of Robots should be reserved for all those well meaning creatures that were made to help provide healthcare to all those in need, the Healthcare Robots, may they rest in peace. Keepon (now by … Continue reading
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The Robot Graveyard
Ashes to ashes, dust to dustSo will the iron, return to rust Ideas will linger or slowly dispersePromising things turn out for the worst Asimo 2000-2022 Asimo was one of the greatest robots ever designed and built. Honda was the … Continue reading
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Notes on Surgical Robotics
Where are the days of Da Vinci? Where are the great inspiring works that advance mankind wth great leaps and afford kings voctories and conquests? Well, who knows, let us check out developments in the area of surgical robotics, shall … Continue reading
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Notes on Social Robots for Elderly Care
Interesting company: KOMPAÏ robotics – Mobile Robots Serving Healthcare. It is somehow a spin-off from the Robosoft company. They also occupy ‘robosoft.com’. But what to Robosoft? There is an entry in the ECHORD++ that is a bit older here. Established … Continue reading
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ISO Standard on Collaborative Robots: ISO/TS 15066:2016
There is an interesting new standard in the ISO archives: ISO/TS 15066:2016Robots and robotic devices — Collaborative robots In recent times such collaborative robots are becoming available and they are already usable for certain scenarios. Please check out the videos … Continue reading
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UPA4SAR
UPA4SAR. User-oriented profiling and adaptation for socially supported robotics. The aim of the project is to design an adaptive behavior of a robot system that is responsible for maintaining the Activity of Daily Living (ADL) of the user in the … Continue reading
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Some projects in Healthcare Robotics
UPA4SAR. User-centered Profiling and Adaptation for Socially Assistive Robotics. The project goal is to design an adaptive behavior of a robotic system that is in charge of monitoring the user’s Activity of Daily Living (ADL) in the case of people … Continue reading
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Must-See: A Robotic Dog’s Mortality (NY Times)
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More Robot Helpers by the Bed?
It pays to have a look at the cause of the poll, which was news (i.e. on Zorgvisie) about a German ‘Helper Robot’, the Casero (see picture). There are more of such robots under development (e.g. Care-o-Bot). One could describe … Continue reading
