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KoRob: A Berlin-Brandenburg Research Network for Social Robotics and Health Informatics in Transition Societies
Frithiof Svenson1, Anne Pfennig1, Akira-Sebastian Poncette2
1Medical University Lausitz - Carl Thiem.
Abstract:
Healthcare systems in regions undergoing structural and demographic transitions face persistent workforce shortages, particularly in nursing. Digital and robotic technologies offer opportunities to relieve staff of routine, non-nursing tasks and support more resilient care processes. The KoRob project - an interdisciplinary initiative in the Lusatia region of Brandenburg and - addresses this challenge by developing a collaborative social-robotic system for automating meal delivery in hospital wards. In its early phase, KoRob focuses on requirement analysis, co-creation with nursing teams to inquire early trust towards robots, and identifying technical, spatial, and organizational constraints for safe deployment. To assess staff expectations prior to hands-on experience, the project applies the Individual-Task-Technology Fit (ITTF) framework, examining how cognitive style, openness to experience, perceived task-technology fit, and trust shape early acceptance of autonomous delivery robots. This socio-technical and informatics-oriented approach outlined in this study protocol is Work in Progress and aims to generate transferable insights for integrating collaborative robotics into everyday clinical workflows in transition regions.
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