In the TOTA project, the focus is on understanding what kinds of everyday situations people with intellectual disabilities feel they need support, and how technological solutions can respond to these needs. Attention is paid to structuring everyday life, supporting executive functioning, communication and interaction, and time management.
The aging of the population is one of the most significant social challenges and has a direct impact on the demand for social and health services and the need for education. The main objective of the IkäteknosNet (AgeTechNet, Age Technology Continuous education through Multidisciplinary Networking) project is to create a strategic, national network cooperation model for continuing education in age technology in order to meet growing demand.
The international Mathifyme project is explores how math anxiety can be identified, understood, and reduced through pedagogical and technological means. A particular focus is on developing a digital learning game that aims to provide students with a safe and low-pressure learning environment.
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Robotic welding is one of the most significant applications of industrial automation, and its use has grown rapidly. Sustainable Growth for Engineering Workshops with Collaborative Robots project carries out various welding tests using a MIG/MAG welding machine and offers companies the opportunity to learn about robotic welding and to conduct welding tests on materials and products of interest to the company.
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Successful use and implementation of technology begins with good planning. That applies in social and healthcare, too. Smart implementation follows many of the same principles regardless of whether the technology in question relates to health care or wellbeing. The focus in TÄPS project has been in versatile pilots for technology implementation in social and healthcare sector.
RoboFleet, an ongoing project at RoboAI Industry, focuses on the study of mobile robotics, exoskeletons, and the efficient use of their fleets in modern production. The main focus of the research is on the industrial use of these technologies and new potential applications in Satakunta's SME sector.
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The GeroTestbed-model resulting from the IKI-project provides testing and research services for technology development, digital services and social innovation to foster sustainable and responsible innovation and promote the well-being of older people.
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The latest article in We Research focuses on mental wellbeing. The MindFlow project at Tampere University is testing EEG devices from different manufacturers to measure the brainwave curve, while also investigating how the data measured by the devices can be used to assess the well-being of our minds. A particular focus of research is the flow state, a state of mind in which people focus on a specific task and become so immersed in it that time and place are forgotten.
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The We Research series presents the activities of the "Platform for growth – towards new directions and innovations" project. In the Platform for growth project, Prizztech Oy, the Keksintösäätiö and Satakunta University of Applied Sciences are working together to support the growth of companies in the region. The project disseminates foresight information to entrepreneurs in the region, for example through foresight workshops and the production of foresight material.
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The Kytee project aims to strengthen the cybersecurity capabilities of businesses in Satakunta and protect their operations from potential cyber threats. The research will focus on cybersecurity vulnerabilities, particularly in the region's industrial digital systems and environments.
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