Are you curious to know how Guardian would be used by seniors, their loved ones and their home care nurses? In a demonstration video of prototype 1 th...
Nothing about us, without us: early involvement in co-creation is critical in designing care technologies
As life expectancy increases, so too does the cost of healthcare. This is especially true across Europe where a large portion of the silver economy is...
Keynote: How technology is changing the way we collect, analyze and interpret patient-relevant data.
The ‘gold standard’ way to assess the behaviours, health experience, and quality of life (QoL) in adults implies using self-reports. Howev...
A social robot can be of great use in times of a pandemic
The University Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) in Italy is involved in, among others, the technological development of social robot Guardian. Resear...
Presentation – Guardian: Social robots in long term care. EU-CHINA Health Summit
Dr. Henk Herman Nap (Coordinator of the Guardian project) presented ‘Guardian: Social robots in long term care’ at the 2nd EU China Health Summit ...
Care robot Guardian in the spotlight on Swiss television station RTS
Jessica Rochat is a specialist in human-machine interaction and works at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG). The Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) interv...
Guardian: Enhancing the autonomy of older people – respecting privacy
Guardian is a three-year project that started on the 25th of February, 2020. Coordinator Dr. Henk Herman Nap and researcher Dirk Lukkien from Vilans (...
Interview – Eyes and ears of Guardian care robot
Is care robot Guardian going to relieve caregivers? Developing an advanced robot that supports older people, community nurses and caregivers. That is ...