CARING-AI: When AI and robotics contribute to more inclusive care

At the same time, AI and assistive robots are opening up new possibilities in the care sector. They can support older people in their daily lives, alert them to risks, assist with medication management, or relieve caregivers of specific tasks.

Yet this is precisely where the research question lies: How must an assistive robot be designed so that it not only functions technically but also takes into account people's diverse needs, lived realities, and cultural backgrounds?

Developing technology together with people

The international research project CARING-AI – Adaptable and AI-controlled assistance robots for inclusive care is therefore investigating the needs of older migrants in Europe and Canada.

An essential component is the citizen science and co-design approach: older people are involved in the development together with nursing staff, health professionals and AI experts. Proof-of-concept studies will then be used to examine how such assistance robots can be usefully used in primary and community care.

In the long term, CARING-AI aims to help make care more person-centered and inclusive. Assistive robots are not intended to replace humans; instead, they are designed to support older adults in leading lives that are as self-determined as possible, while simultaneously easing the burden on care staff.

Contact person

Dr. Eva Turk, MBA
Senior Researcher
Center for Digital Health and Social Innovation
USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
T: +43/2742/313 228 534
E: eva.turk@ustp.at