Healthcare robots

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Introduction
Care institutions and hospitals in Europe are facing serious staffing shortages. As a result, three out of four nurses is experiencing a problematic workload and high time pressure that holds them for doing what they value most: spending time with their patients. Heavy work pressure has proven to be related to a poor quality of care and incidents such as medication errors. In order to improve the work environment of health care professionals and the wellbeing of their patients, the robot supports them by providing patients with meaningful social interactions specifically designed for certain health conditions like dementia (source: https://www.sara-robotics.com/en#about_sara).

On our mind

 * SARA helps people to exercise. Has the robot more impact than a tablet?