The use of NAO Robots with patients was trialed at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London. The idea was to assess whether these robots could help combat the social isolation experienced by many inpatients in hospital wards. The results were varied and very moving…
This project was conceived and originated by Dr. Marcela P. Vizcaychipi and Dr Yiannis Demiris and conducted at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. In Collaboration with The Personal Robotics Laboratory, Imperial College London and Department of Psychology, University of Westminster.
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