Striving for Presence on a Hospital Ward: Phenomenology and Re-Embodiment for a Nurse-Operated Telepresence Robot
Science, Technology, & Human Values
Published online on June 19, 2026
Abstract
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This article examines the phenomenology of nursing care delivered through Välkky, a full-body teleoperated humanoid robot trialed in a Finnish hospital ward in 2023. Bringing science and technology studies into dialogue with phenomenology, we analyze ...
This article examines the phenomenology of nursing care delivered through Välkky, a full-body teleoperated humanoid robot trialed in a Finnish hospital ward in 2023. Bringing science and technology studies into dialogue with phenomenology, we analyze ...