Sunnaas and Design for Health discuss new areas of research
On June 25th, the Design for Health Research Group had a productive meeting at Sunnaas Hospital. The Sunnaas TestBed presented its projects, sparking interest in potential collaborations in designing assistive technologies. Areas of focus included ergonomic and user-oriented design of bionic equipment and destigmatizing assistive technologies through aesthetics and semantics. The Research Group also shared about their ongoing projects and discussed potential innovation projects, including the development of a Sunnaas innovation week. This proposed initiative would involve Sunnaas employees, students, and patients in a collaborative effort to address challenges and seek solutions, potentially leading to future research and innovation applications. The meeting also covered potential involvement of PhD Koray Canlar in the organization of the innovation week and Trust Saidi’s postdoctoral involvement in implementing new Sunnaas equipment. The discussions opened doors for future collaborations and innovations, underlining the importance of user involvement in practice-based maker projects.