Introduction

Nursing and home care robots are designed to assist individuals with disabilities and the elderly in performing everyday tasks like bathing, eating, moving around, and rehabilitation exercises. These robots offer consistent, reliable, and efficient care, reducing the need for human caregivers and cutting down on care costs. With advancements in robotics and artificial intelligence, these fields are continually innovating, offering new solutions for nursing and home care technology.

This STS aims to gather and showcase the latest research findings and application cases in Nursing and Home Care Robot, fostering academic exchanges and technological advancements. This STS will cover a broad range of topics, from basic research to clinical applications, with the goal of advancing the field, sparking innovation, and providing society with more effective rehabilitation and assistive technology solutions.

Invitation for contributions

In the Special Thematic Session on Nursing and Home Care Robot we welcome presentations addressing the issue of Nursing Robot and Home Care Devices. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• Bathing Assistance Robot
• Meal Assistance Robot
• Intelligent Wheelchair
• Intelligent Nursing Bed
• Home Rehabilitation
• Toilet Care

Chairs

Hongliu Yu, Institute of Intelligent Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China, yhl98@hotmail.com

Qiaoling Meng, Institute of Intelligent Rehabilitation Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China, qiaoling_meng@126.com