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Tensions in designing for care are often positioned as conflicts to be resolved. We draw upon queer theories to investigate caring for loved ones as not ”in-line” with normative expectations of care as positive and fulfilling. Through the critique of ...

As cities grow, their people become increasingly distanced from nature except within private and public green spaces. Sensing technologies provide a means to harness curiosity about the animals living in these spaces, and possibly also connect interest ...

Within Participatory- and Co-Design projects, the issue of sustainability and maintenance of the co-designed artefacts is a crucial yet largely unresolved issue. In this paper, we look back on four years of work on co-designing tools that assist ...

Elderly people, as well as people with disabilities, face many mobility problems due to either bone system degradation or various afflictions they suffer. Therefore, any solution that improves the quality of life of these people is more than welcome. ...

The lived experiences of common cyborgs are ignored by those who most wish to be cyborg. I push back against the utopic, teleological imaginaries of the Transhumanist movement using a daily concern for actual cyborgs: maintenance. Scholarly work ...

This social theory and philosophy-oriented paper offers a framework to analyze changes in the logics of care, and their connections to robots in healthcare. If care can be historically understood as a gift given to one another and given back in ...

With the arrival of the intelligent era, people’s lifestyles, the industry structure and the needs for talents are undergoing major changes. In the face of the large intelligent era coming in torrents, only updating ideas, innovative thinking and ...

This article describes how sexbots: sentient, self-aware, feeling artificial moral agents created soon as customised potential sexual/intimate partners provoke crucial questions for technoethics. Coeckelbergh's model of human/robotic relations as co-...

Communities and social networks play a significant role in providing care and support for people who have experienced trauma. Increasing use of digital and networked technologies in people's everyday lives present opportunities for connecting, ...

Smartphones and mobile applications are omnipresent in our lives. At the core of this article are `other-tracking apps', i.e. mobile applications that make it possible, via location technology, to track others. These apps ensure that we are never ...

Care and support services need to respond to the rapidly changing demands of the population and available resources. The authors will present evidence that video conferencing can underpin many of the aspirations for future care delivery. However, if the ...

Nursing and care are central aspects of healthcare services, and improvements in the quality and efficiency of healthcare processes are important issues. Since these tasks involve both physical actions and information processing, they can be described ...

Constant monitoring of patients without disturbing their daily activities can be achieved through mobile networks. Sensor nodes distributed in a home environment to provide home assistance gives concept of Wireless Wearable Body Area Networks. Gathering ...

Videogames have the potential to create ethical experiences and encourage ethical reflection. Usually, this potential is understood in the context of the dominant moral theories: utilitarianism and Kantianism. However, it has been argued that a complete ...

Recently, opportunities that a consumer has to make his/her choices are increasing. And the need of the remote consultation is rising as a means of making better choices efficiently. However, the burden of the expert (consultant) is getting large in the ...