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MOBISERV: An integrated intelligent home environment for the provision of health, nutrition and mobility services to the elderly (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Life expectancy increases and the wish to prolong independent living remains strong. To stay as independent as possible gives satisfaction to the individual and reduces costs for society. With advances in information and communication technologies, s... Read More about MOBISERV: An integrated intelligent home environment for the provision of health, nutrition and mobility services to the elderly.

Service robots ethics (2009)
Book Chapter

The area of robotics is moving from its traditional roots in the industrial sector as the
entire robotic community is keen to develop new types of robots for new environments. This change is emphasis is being driven by many factors and it is now wi... Read More about Service robots ethics.

Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Is the technique sufficiently sensitive to detect differences between men and women? (1999)
Journal Article

Colonoscopy tends to be more difficult to perform in women. Women also experience more pain during flexible sigmoidoscopy, and the mean insertion distance of the instrument is less than in men. The `Bladen system', first described in 1993, is a non-r... Read More about Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Is the technique sufficiently sensitive to detect differences between men and women?.

Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Assessing the routine use of a stiffening sigmoid overtube to speed up the procedure (1999)
Journal Article

There are not enough trained colonoscopists to cope with the present recommended number of examinations required for diagnostic and surveillance purposes. If colorectal cancer screening is to be introduced, endoscopic examination of the large bowel n... Read More about Colonoscopy aided by magnetic 3D imaging: Assessing the routine use of a stiffening sigmoid overtube to speed up the procedure.

Investigating real world issues in human robot interaction: Physical and cognitive solutions for a safe robotic system
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In service robotics, safety is of primary importance. In the EU funded INTRO project1 , safety has been considered from the perspectives of both ‘cognitive’ and physical HumanRobot Interaction (cogHRI and pHRI for brevity). INTRO project researchers... Read More about Investigating real world issues in human robot interaction: Physical and cognitive solutions for a safe robotic system.