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Jochen Vollmann is a leading voice in the ethics of digital health, with a particular focus on the deployment of socially assistive devices in elderly care. His research critically examines the ethical and empirical claims surrounding technologies like care robots and smart companions, challenging the assumption that they offer a simple "double benefit" of increased efficiency and patient well-being. Through systematic reviews, Vollmann has provided crucial empirical evidence that complicates the optimistic narrative, highlighting the nuanced ethical challenges and potential harms of integrating these devices into healthcare. His 2023 work on the ethical perspective of socially assistive devices, garnering 22 citations, is a foundational text in the field, mapping the gap between technological promise and real-world ethical complexity. By rigorously testing the evidence behind policy arguments, Vollmann’s scholarship is essential for anyone seeking to understand the true impact of automation on vulnerable populations, making him a key figure in shaping responsible innovation in geriatric care.