IMACTIVE project publishes report on automating the home
Professor Alessandro Di Nuovo of the School of Computing and Digital Technologies has contributed to a new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) spotlighting ethical, regulatory, and practical challenges surrounding the deployment of socially assistive robots (SARs) in home-based care settings
In its report “Automating the Home”, the Institution calls for the robust regulation of home care robots to ensure these technologies are safe, reliable and protect users’ rights and privacy.
The report was written as part of the I’M-ACTIVE project, led by Professor Di Nuovo, which analysed the benefits and limitations of the emerging robotic and sensor technologies for intervention on community engagement of older adults and their evaluation of the acceptability, affordability, and accessibility.