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Social robots to support caregivers: a self-to-self fix for a collective problem?

● A study indicates that social robots improve caregivers' well-being, but should we welcome a solution based on an individualistic approach that ignores the structural causes of their isolation ?
● Instead of imitating humans, effective social robots should be designed to facilitate collective reflexivity that not only pools ideas, but also elucidates the manner in which social groups think, take action and interact.
● Social robots co-designed with future users would be better able to map their needs and could also assist in creating communities and documenting group experiences.
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Let’s Talk Tech innovation news: AI, cybersecurity, networks, digital transformation

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Various electronic devices, such as phones and tablets, along with internal components, are arranged in bins.

Electronic waste: innovation to kickstart the circular economy

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An operator is inside a modern tractor, surrounded by control screens displaying agricultural data.

Agricultural robots and their growing potential for farmers

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Machine learning for intuitive robots that are aware of their environment

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Researchers have developed a kirigami-inspired mechanical computer with no electronic components.

IoT and soft robotics: is mechanical computing making a comeback?

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Soft Robotics Lab - ETH Zürich (lab head: Prof. Robert Katzschmann (not in the picture). From left to right: Jose Greminger (Master student), Pablo Paniagua (Master student), Jakob Schreiner (visiting PhD student), Aiste Balciunaite (PhD student), Miriam Filippi (Established researcher), and Asia Badolato (PhD student).

“Biohybrid robotics needs an ethical compass”

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