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Case Studies - Robots in Daily Life

Robots are improving our daily lifes in an increasing variety of ways - helping paraplegics to walk again, improving the quality of the healthcare we receive, reducing the time we spend on household chores, making our retail experience more productive, keeping our homes safe, enabling us to eat fresher foods, with lower impact on the planet’s natural resources, and enabling the recycling of a wide variety of materials that are harmful to the environment if left to decompose.

Cleaning robots reduce infections in hospitals and public spaces

Mar 09, 2021 Sales of cleaning robots have boomed since COVID 19, helping keep patients and staff safe. Cleaning robots are also used in public spaces such as hotels and public transport.

Exoskeletons enable paraplegics to walk again

Nov 24, 2020 Exoskeletons from a variety of manufacturers enable people who were wheelchair bound to walk again, improving their physical and mental health.

Robots help patients recover faster from stroke

Nov 23, 2020 Explore how exoskeletons and other robots are helping patients recover faster from stroke and other neurological disorders.

Telepresence robots improve patient care

Nov 02, 2020 Remote presence robots help elderly people live in their own homes for longer and improve patient care in hospitals.

Mobile robot transports sterile goods in hospital

Aug 31, 2020 Five hospital departments at Zealand University Hospital in Denmark now receive daily autonomous deliveries from the hospital’s sterilization center.

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