{"id":14626,"date":"2026-06-19T14:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14626"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:29:15","slug":"alter-ego-an-italian-hospitals-little-robot-carer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14626","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Alter-Ego&#8217;: An Italian hospital&#8217;s little robot carer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A robot with expressive eyebrows that is designed to perform basic tasks to free up healthcare workers is being given a trial run by a hospital in Milan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Named \u201cAlter-Ego\u201d, the 1.2-metre tall robot can stand in for a doctor working remotely, bring a patient a bottle of water or guide them to treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daniel Senna, a 31-year-old patient at the Maugeri Hospital, transmits his pain level on a screen attached to the robot\u2019s chest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHi Dani. 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Do you need anything?\u201d Ego asks wheelchair-bound Senna, as the data collected is sent instantly to the ward\u2019s nurses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The robot has been undergoing testing since April in a department which treats people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt first, we were afraid the patient might have a negative reaction,\u201d Christian Lunetta, director of the hospital\u2019s neuromotor rehabilitation department, told AFP.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But they soon were \u201cvery satisfied, because the robot was designed to spark curiosity and its movements, or at least its functions, suggest a wide range of potential uses\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is a collaboration between the Italian Institute of Technology and the University of Pisa in northern Italy and is currently being remotely controlled by an operator.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From July, the robot will work autonomously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly accelerated progress in robotics but robots still need a great deal of training to operate independently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim with the Milan experiment is to work with patients and caregivers to better understand the limits of what a robot can or should do in a hospital ward, said Manuel Catalano from the Italian Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlter-Ego\u201d could also eventually assist patients and their caregivers at home, he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lunetta pointed out that hospitals \u201chave repetitive tasks\u201d which \u201ccould be delegated to a good robot\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis would also allow us to better value human beings, giving them the time to focus on the human relationship they must maintain with the patient,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nurses monitor patients while handing out medicine, picking up signals about physical or mental health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlter-Ego\u201d may seem capable but \u201cno-one has considered directly delegating the administration of pills\u201d to it, neurologist Rachele Piras said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can be helpful in other ways though, \u201cas the (neurodegenerative) disease progresses\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patients could find it liberating to be able to directly ask the robot for things, while doing so would also reduce the tasks of a caregiver, allowing him or her to \u201crevert to simply being a companion, mother or daughter\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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