Responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings: an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionals
As populations grow, research looks to emerging adaptive technologies for the urgent challenge in providing suitable care for older adults. Drawing on implementation science, we conducted a holistic examination looking at broader, contextual factors relating to the acceptability of robotics and sens...
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| author | Andriana Boudouraki Maria Waheed Rafael Mestre Aleksandra Landowska Athina Georgara Jayati Deshmukh Lokesh Singh Ayodeji O. Abioye Ayodeji O. Abioye Nguyen Tan Viet Tuyen Yi Dong Yi Dong Shuang Ao Dominic Price Joel Fischer Aislinn Gomez Bergin |
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| description | As populations grow, research looks to emerging adaptive technologies for the urgent challenge in providing suitable care for older adults. Drawing on implementation science, we conducted a holistic examination looking at broader, contextual factors relating to the acceptability of robotics and sensor technologies in care homes. We held a workshop that brought together members of the public and researchers with experience in care home, to try such technologies and discuss their application in different care home scenarios. Using the NASSS framework, we examine acceptability through the angles of technology, condition, adopters, value proposition, organisation, wider context, and sustainability. While both groups of participants share concerns about the negative impacts of robotics on the quality of care, we also uncovered additional areas of further consideration relating to tensions between stakeholders and constraints around material resources, culture, processes and regulatory considerations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0c1d4710c984e31970972d0ea93cddf2025-08-20T03:32:23ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Robotics and AI2296-91442025-07-011210.3389/frobt.2025.16103291610329Responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings: an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionalsAndriana Boudouraki0Maria Waheed1Rafael Mestre2Aleksandra Landowska3Athina Georgara4Jayati Deshmukh5Lokesh Singh6Ayodeji O. Abioye7Ayodeji O. Abioye8Nguyen Tan Viet Tuyen9Yi Dong10Yi Dong11Shuang Ao12Dominic Price13Joel Fischer14Aislinn Gomez Bergin15Mixed Reality Lab, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomMixed Reality Lab, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomAgents, Interaction and Complexity Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomMixed Reality Lab, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomAgents, Interaction and Complexity Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomAgents, Interaction and Complexity Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomAgents, Interaction and Complexity Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomAgents, Interaction and Complexity Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomSchool of Computing and Communications, The Open University, Milton Keynes, United KingdomAgents, Interaction and Complexity Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomAgents, Interaction and Complexity Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomDepartment of Computer Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United KingdomAgents, Interaction and Complexity Group, School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomMixed Reality Lab, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomMixed Reality Lab, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomMixed Reality Lab, School of Computer Science, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United KingdomAs populations grow, research looks to emerging adaptive technologies for the urgent challenge in providing suitable care for older adults. Drawing on implementation science, we conducted a holistic examination looking at broader, contextual factors relating to the acceptability of robotics and sensor technologies in care homes. We held a workshop that brought together members of the public and researchers with experience in care home, to try such technologies and discuss their application in different care home scenarios. Using the NASSS framework, we examine acceptability through the angles of technology, condition, adopters, value proposition, organisation, wider context, and sustainability. While both groups of participants share concerns about the negative impacts of robotics on the quality of care, we also uncovered additional areas of further consideration relating to tensions between stakeholders and constraints around material resources, culture, processes and regulatory considerations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2025.1610329/fullsensorsroboticsolder adultscare workhealthcarequalitative |
| spellingShingle | Andriana Boudouraki Maria Waheed Rafael Mestre Aleksandra Landowska Athina Georgara Jayati Deshmukh Lokesh Singh Ayodeji O. Abioye Ayodeji O. Abioye Nguyen Tan Viet Tuyen Yi Dong Yi Dong Shuang Ao Dominic Price Joel Fischer Aislinn Gomez Bergin Responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings: an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionals Frontiers in Robotics and AI sensors robotics older adults care work healthcare qualitative |
| title | Responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings: an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionals |
| title_full | Responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings: an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionals |
| title_fullStr | Responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings: an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings: an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionals |
| title_short | Responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings: an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionals |
| title_sort | responsible and adaptive robots in care home settings an implementation framework analysis of a workshop with public and professionals |
| topic | sensors robotics older adults care work healthcare qualitative |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2025.1610329/full |
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