Advances in Assistive Technologies
Advances in Assistive Technologies: Selected Papers in Honour of Professor Nikolaos G. Bourbakis – Vol. 3
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030871312 | 325 Pages | PDF EPUB | 39 MB
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030871312 | 325 Pages | PDF EPUB | 39 MB
This book aims at exposing its readers to some of the most significant advances in assistive technologies. Assistive technologies develop devices to assist vulnerable people, including elderly people, people with cognitive disabilities such as memory problems or dementia, and people with functional disabilities such as those needing support in toileting, moving around, eating, bathing, dressing, grooming, and taking personal care. The ever-increasing life expectancy and world population, along with the emergence of new diseases and the regrettable continuation of armed conflicts, press for development and availability of assistive technologies that offer people in need the opportunity to live secure and controlled lives with more active participation in society and at a reduced assistive cost. This task can be accomplished only with more advanced devices than traditional-powered wheelchairs or eating/drinking devices, including prosthetics, exoskeletons, visual and hearing aids, cognitive aids, and devices enhanced with artificial intelligence.