Robots and Gadgets : Aging at Home
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| Title: | Robots and Gadgets : Aging at Home |
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| Description: | The aging of the world's population has brought with it a set of challenges. Baby boomers in the Western world, who have lived through several cycles of change, are about to experience another transformation — the automation of in-home geriatric care. Equipping a home with interconnected gadgets and with robots that incorporate artificial intelligence seems increasingly possible. Such devices, connected to a wireless network and the Internet, can observe, communicate, and also assist caregivers, providing support to an elderly person as they age in their own home. These technologies have the potential to improve care for those suffering from various maladies, including dementia. Seniors may be more accepting of robots and gadgets if such devices enable them to remain in their home despite deficits related to aging. However, as bioethics has often demonstrated, it is important to critically analyze the implications of using these devices, as is proposed in this book. |
| Authors: | Collectif Collectif, Félix Pageau, Tenzin Wangmo, Emilian Mihailov |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Home automation--Social aspects, Artificial intelligence--Medical applications--Moral and ethical aspects, Older people--Home care--Moral and ethical aspects, Older people--Home care--Technological innovations, Human-robot interaction, Dementia--Patients--Care--Moral and ethical aspects, Self-help devices for older people |
| Categories: | MEDICAL / Ethics, MEDICAL / Geriatrics |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | The aging of the world's population has brought with it a set of challenges. Baby boomers in the Western world, who have lived through several cycles of change, are about to experience another transformation — the automation of in-home geriatric care. Equipping a home with interconnected gadgets and with robots that incorporate artificial intelligence seems increasingly possible. Such devices, connected to a wireless network and the Internet, can observe, communicate, and also assist caregivers, providing support to an elderly person as they age in their own home. These technologies have the potential to improve care for those suffering from various maladies, including dementia. Seniors may be more accepting of robots and gadgets if such devices enable them to remain in their home despite deficits related to aging. However, as bioethics has often demonstrated, it is important to critically analyze the implications of using these devices, as is proposed in this book. |
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| ISBN: | 9782766302536 9782766302543 9782766302550 |
