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What role can robots play in healthcare? Roel Boumans investigated whether social robots capable of speech can take over administrative tasks to reduce the workload of healthcare providers. He earned his Ph.D. last year based on the positive results.<img src="https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/101w_Aq_P9un_Ygkze_NM_Zn_TM_4_P72_Yy_Do_IM_Rr_R5c_Dj_Ke_63f09f30e4.jpeg" alt="101wAqP9unYgkzeNMZnTM4P72YyDoIMRrR5cDjKe.jpeg" srcset="https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/thumbnail_101w_Aq_P9un_Ygkze_NM_Zn_TM_4_P72_Yy_Do_IM_Rr_R5c_Dj_Ke_63f09f30e4.jpeg 234w,https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/small_101w_Aq_P9un_Ygkze_NM_Zn_TM_4_P72_Yy_Do_IM_Rr_R5c_Dj_Ke_63f09f30e4.jpeg 500w,https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/medium_101w_Aq_P9un_Ygkze_NM_Zn_TM_4_P72_Yy_Do_IM_Rr_R5c_Dj_Ke_63f09f30e4.jpeg 750w,https://cms.aihub-oost.nl/uploads/large_101w_Aq_P9un_Ygkze_NM_Zn_TM_4_P72_Yy_Do_IM_Rr_R5c_Dj_Ke_63f09f30e4.jpeg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="4896" height="3264">Boumans’ doctoral research began with developing the technology in collaboration with TU Delft, after which the robot was tested in Nijmegen with patients from Radboudumc and CWZ.<blockquote>Research from New Zealand showed that older adults find a robot approximately 1.20 meters tall with a screen to be the most comfortable—Roel Boumans, Radboudumc</blockquote>Pepper (pictured) was chosen as the robot. “Research from New Zealand showed that older adults find a robot approximately 1.20 meters tall with a screen the most comfortable,” Boumans explained on the <a href="https://www.radboudumc.nl/nieuws/2020/sociale-robots-lijken-een-waardevolle-aanvulling-voor-de-kliniek" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Radboudumc website</a>.The doctoral research showed that there are few differences when standardized questionnaires are administered by a robot rather than by a nurse. According to patients, healthcare professionals supported by a social robot were even found to provide better care.Want to learn more? Listen to the AI for Life Center’s podcast about this research on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7anJBdwXHzMU3SxHXNLdqT?si=2QnYCstMT_q_LMAgRG7Vkg&amp;nd=1&amp;dlsi=be46ab6a017243ee" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/briskr/episodes/Robots-in-de-gezondheidszorg-eklp5l" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Anchor</a>.

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What role can robots play in healthcare? Roel Boumans investigated whether talking social robots can take over administrative tasks to reduce the workload of healthcare providers. He earned his Ph.D. last year based on the positive results.