Search for dissertations about: "care robots"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words care robots.

  2. 1. Autonomous Systems in Society and War : Philosophical Inquiries

    Author : Linda Johansson; Sven Ove Hansson; Philip Brey; KTH; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; UAVs; drones; military robots; laws of war; justification for killing; ethics of care; care robots; functional morality; moral responsibility; Moral Turing Test; robot morality; artificial agent; artificial agency; autonomy; norms; disruptive technology; co-evolution; scenarios; autonomous systems; security; decision guidance; technology assessment;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to look at some philosophical issues surrounding autonomous systems in society and war. These issues can be divided into three main categories. The first, discussed in papers I and II, concerns ethical issues surrounding the use of autonomous systems – where the focus in this thesis is on military robots. READ MORE

  4. 2. Socio-technical Transformations in Care Practices : Investigating the Implementation of Social Alarm Systems in Nursing Homes

    Author : Fangyuan Chang; Britt Östlund; Sanna Kuoppamäki; Andrea Eriksson; Uno Fors; KTH; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Science and technology studies STS ; Technology implementation; Digital transformation; Care practices; Nursing homes; Qualitative research; Technology and Health; Teknik och hälsa;

    Abstract : The worldwide shortage of qualified care workers along with the increasing need for elderly care services has restrained the capacity of nursing homes to offer their residents high-quality care services. Along with digitalization, policymakers believe that technological advancements can improve the efficiency of care and streamline care work, thus helping to alleviate the challenge above. READ MORE

  5. 3. Interpretation and Alignment of 2D Indoor Maps : Towards a Heterogeneous Map Representation

    Author : Saeed Gholami Shahbandi; Björn Åstrand; Roland Philippsen; Antanas Verikas; Patric Jensfelt; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Robotics; Mobile Robots; Autonomous Robots; Robot Perception; Robotic Mapping; Map Interpretation; Semantic Mapping; Place Categorization; Place Labeling; Semantic Annotation; Map Alignment; Region Segmentation; Region Decomposition; Map Representation; Heterogeneous Representation;

    Abstract : Mobile robots are increasingly being used in automation solutions with notable examples in service robots, such as home-care, and warehouses. Autonomy of mobile robots is particularly challenging, since their work space is not deterministic, known a priori, or fully predictable. READ MORE

  6. 4. Care in digital farming - from acting on to living with

    Author : Christina Lundström; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Development of digital technology to handle complex situations in agriculture hasfor long time mainly been technology driven, resulting in limited adoption. Thisthesis aims to: 1) Introduce methods and theories from the research field of humancomputerinteraction in the agricultural domain to improve design and developmentprocesses of digital technology. READ MORE

  7. 5. Robotic Companionship : The Making of Anthropomatic Kitchen Robots in Queer Feminist Technoscience Perspective

    Author : Pat Treusch; Sabine Hark; Cecilia Åsberg; Lissa Holloway-Attaway; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Geschlecht; sozio-technische Imagination; menschenähnliche Roboter; Anthropomatik; Robot Companions; Küchen-Robotik; Technoscience Studies; feministische Posthumanwissenschaften; Apparate körperlicher Produktion; feministischer Materialismus; Mensch-Maschine-Verhältnisse; Genus; sociotekniska föreställningar; människolika robotar; robotsällskap; köksrobotar; technovetenskap; feministisk posthumaniora; kroppsproduktionsapparat; feministisk materialism; människa-maskin relationer;

    Abstract : Specific machines furnish the contemporary socio-technical imaginary: ‘Robot companions’ that supposedly herald the age of robots, an age that is signified by the realization of robot technologies that are taking over labor from humans in every sphere of ‘everyday human lives’. How do we want these robot companions to work and look and how do we want to live with these machines?  This thesis explores the engineering of relating humans and machines in the specific context of contemporary robotics from a queer feminist technoscience perspective. READ MORE