Daniel Robins
@danielpgrobins.bsky.social
Sociology postdoc at University of York. STS / Death / Health / Crime.
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June 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Do get in touch with Paul if you feel able to contribute to his research
There has been a growing application of robotics in healthcare settings. We compiled a review of the literature to identify a potential agenda for sociologists interested in the area:
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Towards a Sociology of Healthcare Robots
We propose a sociological approach to healthcare robots that emphasises the heterogeneous ethics of mutual labour and the complex definitions of care that emerge through robot design/deployment. This...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
There has been a growing application of robotics in healthcare settings. We compiled a review of the literature to identify a potential agenda for sociologists interested in the area:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Delighted to say that our paper about the trial of a teleoperated robot on a Finnish hospital ward is open access in Health. The robot was named by the nurses as Välkky, and we found that its deployment provided a reimagining of how we approach what care is:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Välkky’s voyage on to a hospital ward: Expectations, explorations and emergent robocentric nursing care - Sarah Nettleton, Nik Brown, Karl Atkin, Luna Dolezal, Sanna Metsäketo, Daniel Robins, 2024
Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in Finland, we report on the trial of a teleoperated care robot named Välkky introduced onto a fully operational hospital neur...
journals.sagepub.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Delighted to say that our paper about the trial of a teleoperated robot on a Finnish hospital ward is open access in Health. The robot was named by the nurses as Välkky, and we found that its deployment provided a reimagining of how we approach what care is:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Daniel Robins
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Death & Culture Walk - Department of Sociology, University of York
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December 3, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Want to explore the role of death in the city of York. Use our self guided fully podcasted walk to learn more www.york.ac.uk/sociology/re...
Gone from lurking on Twitter to lurking on bluesky. Anybody interested in/researches science and technology, death, and/or the body, please follow and I'll follow back. Will be great to be in touch.
November 18, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Gone from lurking on Twitter to lurking on bluesky. Anybody interested in/researches science and technology, death, and/or the body, please follow and I'll follow back. Will be great to be in touch.