The Associació de Paraplègics i Discapacitats Físics de Lleida (Aspid) has recently presented a teleassistance robot for people with disabilities. Designed to support homes, the successful project has been financed by European Next Generation funds. Currently, there are two operational teleassistance robots and soon, fourteen more teleassistance robots will be operational.
The device will help combat loneliness and isolation for people with disabilities, as well as helping to remember appointments and medication and giving advice and guidance on what to do in an emergency. In the same way, the robots, which have an integrated tablet, will make it possible to make video calls with family, carers or friends. From Aspid, they claim that the successful project has wanted to take another step in the evolution of traditional teleassistance and add that there were previous experiences aimed at the elderly, but not aimed at people with disabilities. In this sense, the teleassistance robots will be customized to meet the specific needs of each disabled person, who will have them in their homes for six months.