Abstracts by keywords: barriers to use
Since 2008, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) alone has invested significantly more than 100 million euros in research and development projects for age-appropriate assistance technology1. These include, for example, computer games to maintain mental fitness and performance, especially of older and very old people, or telemonitoring and telecare systems to support medical care, especially in rural areas. Care robots such as the seal Paro and household or service robots are also mentioned, which are intended to enable people with physical and psychological disabilities to live a self-determined life within their own four walls (Weber 2017). Other ministries are also funding similar projects on a large scale at federal and state level, as is the European Union. This funding is justified by two social developments, both of which are continually being discussed publicly.