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Exploring Factors Shaping Social Robot Acceptance in Older‐Adult Care: Insights From Brazilian Caregivers

Expert Systems, Volume 43, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Introduction As aging populations grow and caregiving systems strain, social robots are increasingly proposed to assist in older‐adult care. Yet, acceptance among caregivers, particularly in underrepresented regions such as Brazil, remains poorly understood.
Diana Veronica Portugal Churata, Marcelo Fantinato, Sarajane Marques Peres, Mônica Sanches Yassuda, Ruth Caldeira de Melo, Meire Cachioni, Raul Benites Paradeda   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluidity in the Phased Framework of Technology Acceptance: A Case Study to Understand (Older Adult) Participant Journeys Through Acceptance Phases with Mobile Telepresence Robots

Applied Sciences
Loneliness has a direct impact on mental and physical health. This is especially relevant to older adults. In prior studies, socially isolated older adults wanted technology that would help them feel more physically present even across distances, such as
Rune Baggett, Martin Simecek, Candace Chambellan, Marlena R. Fraune, Katherine M. Tsui   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2026.
This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang, Zhipeng Jiang, Sun Hwa Kwon, Matthew Ibrahim, Alexander Dang, Lin Dong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Working with a robot in hospital and long-term care homes: staff experience

BMC Nursing
Although there is a growing literature on the use of telepresence robots in institutional dementia care settings, limited research focused on the perspectives of frontline staff members who deliver dementia care.
Lily Haopu Ren, Karen Lok Yi Wong, Joey Wong, Sarah Kleiss, Annette Berndt, Jim Mann, Ali Hussein, Grace Hu, Lily Wong, Ruth Khong, Jason Fu, Nazia Ahmed, Julia Nolte, Lillian Hung   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the effectiveness of virtual reality in combating misinformation on climate change

Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract Our research examines the potential of immersive virtual reality (VR) in countering climate change misinformation. By creating VR simulations of future climate scenarios, we visually depict the potential impacts of rising temperatures and sea level rise on communities and ecosystems.
Elif Erisen, Funda Yildirim, Emirhan Duran, Batuhan Şar, Irmak Kalkan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

International Telepresence‐Assisted Robotic Colorectal Surgery Using the da Vinci 5 System: A Technology Paper on Cross‐Border Remote Mentoring

Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, Volume 19, Issue 1, January/December 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Telepresence enables real‐time observation and remote mentoring across distances, potentially accelerating the dissemination of advanced minimally invasive techniques. The da Vinci 5 platform integrates Telepresence within the My Intuitive digital ecosystem, facilitating remote case observation, collaboration, and mentoring ...
Yume Minagawa, Yasumitsu Hirano, Yasuhiro Ishiyama, Sohei Akuta, Akihito Nakanishi, Yusuke Nishi, Hisashi Hayashi, Takatsugu Fujii, Hirofumi Sugita, Chikashi Hiranuma   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Higher-Education Governance Through Telepresence Robots and Gamification: Strategies for Sustainable Practices in the AI-Driven Digital Era

Education Sciences
Integrating telepresence robots with gamification opens up new directions in which higher-education governance could translate into higher levels of student engagement in the AI-driven digital era.
Abdullah Addas, Fawad Naseer, Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Nasir Khan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Semi-Automatic Control of Telepresence Robots

CoRR, 2017
Companies all over the world started to produce and sell telepresence robots in the last decade. Users of these robots have to plan their way to avoid collisions and control the speed of the robot to move it to destination point. This interface is familiar to many people who play computer games but it causes difficulties for the older generation and ...
Dmitry Suvorov, Roman Zhukov, Dzmitry Tsetserukou, Anton Evmenenko, Boris Goldstein   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Telepresence Robots in the Context of Dementia Caregiving: Caregivers’ and Care Recipients’ Perspectives

Robotics
As a result of a rapidly aging population and the increasing prevalence of dementia among older adults, technological solutions are increasingly being considered to facilitate caregiving. This research investigates the perspectives of 20 caregiving dyads
Shabnam FakhrHosseini, Lauren Cerino, Lisa D’Ambrosio, Lexi Balmuth, Chaiwoo Lee, Mengke Wu, Joseph Coughlin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Architecture for the Integration of Robots and Sensors for the Care of the Elderly in an Ambient Assisted Living Environment

Robotics, 2019
In this paper, the development of an assistance system for the elderly that combines robots with a network of sensors and actuators is described. The architecture was developed with the aim of interaction.
David Loza-Matovelle, Alexandra Verdugo, Eduardo Zalama, Jaime Gómez-García-Bermejo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source