robocare: a multidisciplinary view of practical and ethical issues 2017

robocare: a multidisciplinary view of practical and ethical issues 2017 is a conference that provides an insight on how robotics advances can contribute to patient care and the ethical issues of replacing caregivers.

Topics

• Ethical issues in robot care for the elderly
• A modular intuitive system helping people to live well and independently at home
• Ethical issues of robotic care for people with dementia
• A trial of commercially available therapeutic robot for dementia sufferers in Sheffield (PARO the robotic seal)
• The expert patient – living with `bionic legs`
• Robotic exoskeletons: Changing lives for the disabled
• The RITA ‘carebot’ – development of an interactive avatar for home settings
• Carebots as nurse surrogates or helpers – nursing perspective on practical and ethical issues