(ANSA) – ANCONA, 08 JUN – Sally, the new humanoid robot of the Salesi Hospital Foundation, which uses artificial intelligence to adapt to the emotional reactions of children. Robot therapy, which was introduced at the Ancona hospital for about four years with the humanoid Nao Estrabot to be used in collaboration with medical teams in order to promote a state of relaxation in young patients, is now enhanced with the new robot which, after an initial programming phase, is now concluding the test phase in contact with children, before being used in a stable and intensive manner in the Pediatric Surgery and Anesthesia and Intensive Care departments. Within a few weeks Sally will help children in the pre-operative phase to calm down and overcome anxieties and fears related to medical therapies, the administration of anesthesia and entering the operating room, with beneficial implications also for families, reassured in seeing their children involved by robots in such complex moments of their life. “The Salesi Foundation – explains Antonello Maraldo, president of the Foundation and administrative director of the Azienda Ospedali Riuniti of Ancona – has equipped itself with two humanoid robots, Nao Estrabot and Pepper, renamed Sally by a small patient, to improve the reception path of children in hospital and also to distract them in some moments of particular tension during hospitalization. Sally uses artificial intelligence mechanisms that allow greater interaction between robots and children “.
Given the appreciation by children, families and medical teams, the Salese Foundation intends “to enhance its use in the future also to support healthcare personnel in their care path”. Sally will be used by two operators of the Salesi Foundation, specially trained for clown therapy and with computer skills for the use of robot therapy.
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