D Sommer

About

D. Sommer is a researcher at the forefront of healthcare robotics and assistive technologies, with a primary focus on alleviating critical burdens in clinical and nursing environments. Her work directly addresses the pressing challenges of staff shortages and an aging society by investigating how technology can optimize workflows and enhance patient care. Sommer’s major contributions include a landmark observational study on the potential of assistive robots for transportation tasks in rural nursing, revealing how these often-overlooked duties consume valuable patient care time (17 citations). She has also led comprehensive surveys on the utilization and perception of assistive technologies among German healthcare workers (8 citations), providing essential data for future implementation. Further notable achievements include the development of *hospOS*, a pioneering platform for orchestrating multiple service robots within hospital settings, and detailed observational studies defining the information needs at hospital receptions to guide robot design. Through her applied, user-centered research, Sommer is shaping the evidence base for a more efficient, technology-supported healthcare system.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Potential of Assistive Robots in Clinical Nursing: An Observational Study of Nurses’ Transportation Tasks in Rural Clinics of Bavaria, Germany

   17 citations · 2024
2. 2
   Assistive technologies in healthcare: utilization and healthcare workers perceptions in Germany

   8 citations · 2025
3. 3
   hospOS: A Platform for Service Robot Orchestration in Hospitals

   3 citations · 2024
4. 4
   Investigating Hospital Service Robots: A Observation Study About Relieving Information Needs at the Hospital Reception

   1 citations · 2024
5. 5
   Investigating User Requirements: A Participant Observation Study to Define the Information Needs at a Hospital Reception

   1 citations · 2023

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