March 26, 2025 – The collaborative project between our research institute and Oversonic Robotics was presented yesterday
The centerpiece of this new partnership is RoBee, a cognitive humanoid robot that will be tested for integration into Rehabilitation Medicine pathways. The theme of the conference, attended by Dr. Franco Molteni, is highly relevant: we are indeed entering a new era that necessitates a social reconfiguration in our relationship with technology.
- In this context, Rehabilitation Medicine can offer a clear direction for the development of technologies that we must learn to engage with. We introduced robotics into our rehabilitation center 20 years ago, and we have consistently prioritized the humanization of technology, ensuring that it does not diminish human interactions.
- In our clinical experience, we have observed that individuals do not perceive technology as oppressive; instead, they engage with it through a process of embodiment. However, for this engagement to occur, the context is crucial, as is the role of the individual’s intention: intention should guide the robot’s actions.
- The robot can thus serve as a tool in reconstructing the patient’s intentional mechanisms, enabling them to relearn how to decide to perform a movement even before actually executing it.
