In order to humanize hospital care, Bioaraba will have an artificial intelligence robot in pediatrics
The Bioaraba Health Research Institute, in collaboration with the Vital Foundation, has launched the SAAKI Unitree G1 EDU robot in Txagorritxu to improve the experience of children hospitalized through technology and empathy.
Bioaraba, in collaboration with the OSI Araba de Osakidetza and with the support of the Vital Foundation, has launched the SAAKI project, a pioneering initiative that integrates an artificial intelligence robot in the area of Pediatrics of the HUA Txagorritxu, with the aim of alleviating the anxiety of patients and providing emotional and entertainment support during their stay in the hospital.
Unitree G1 EDU is 130 centimeters tall and weighs 35 kilograms, with proportions similar to those of a childbetween the ages of 9 and 11, which facilitates close interaction and does not create fear. Equipped with 3D sensors and advanced communication capabilities, the robot can easily explain medical procedures, participate in group activities and help minors at different times of the day.
The Basque Government's Health Advisor, Alberto Martínez, has stressed that SAAKI is a "significant advance" towards "more humane and emotionally sensitive paediatric care" and has stressed that technology can become an essential support for the well-being ofhospitalized children. For her part, the director of the Vital Foundation, Arantxa Ibáñez de Opakua, has stressed that the project shows that applied technology with a human dimension can improve the lives of small patients.
The presence of the robot also opens up new lines of research in paediatric rehabilitation, health education, motor therapy and emotional support, as well as its future application to other hospital services. As explained by Juan Fernandez, coordinator of Bioaraba Innovation, SAAKI allows to assess the emotional impact of social robotics and generate knowledge for the humanization of care from a scientific and multidisciplinary perspective.
The project strengthens the position of Bioaraba and Osakidetza in the technological innovation applied to health, strengthening the commitment of the Department of Health to the modernization and humanization of health care .
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