EMERGENCE - Robotics for Frailty Challenge Funding Call 2
We are delighted to announce our second Robotics for Frailty Challenge funding call. We are looking to fund research-driven proposals that engage with the themes which have emerged from the network's requirement-gathering activities and which will advance the state of the art in robotics towards transforming health and social care, with an emphasis on real-world adoption and deployment.
In this second round of funding, the network is looking to fund:
1 large project (up to £50,000 at 80% FEC)
Up to 5 smaller focused studies (each between £10,000 and £25,000 at 80% FEC)
We have identified key areas for the second funding call which clearly address gaps in the current research on assistive robotics and frailty:
Up to £50,000 funding projects to explore or develop one of the following:
Safety for assistive robotics technologies aimed at people with lived experience of frailty (PWLEF), to enable long-term autonomy including areas such as fail-safe design, situation awareness, automated risk assessment and smart sensing
Accessible Human-Robot Interaction, taking into consideration multi-modal and intuitive interaction to address cognitive, sensory and physical impairments.
£10,000 - £25,000 funding for focused studies to explore or develop:
Regulatory Frameworks for deployment and integration of assistive robotics
Benchmarking datasets to support the development of accessible HRI
Scoping research
- When does an assistive robot become a medical device?
- What CPD is needed to support future care professionals?
- What are the challenges for enabling human agency in shared decision-making for assistive robotics technology to support PWLEF?
All of the projects and studies will need to include a strong component of engagement with people with lived experience of frailty, health and social care professionals and relevant stakeholders.
We will also support and encourage engagement with our existing funded pilot projects.
Following attendance at our co-creation methodology workshop in Hertfordshire on 27th April 2023, participants will be eligible to apply for feasibility funding via the Robotics for Frailty Challenge Call.
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