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Yoko Ishii’s research lies at the vital intersection of gerontechnology, robotics, and organizational resilience, with a focus on improving care for older adults. Her work explores how socially assistive robots and monitoring systems can reshape nursing home environments—not only enhancing resident well-being but also transforming staff workflows. In her most-cited study (2017, 9 citations), Ishii demonstrated that introducing communicative robots paired with infrared radiation monitoring significantly reduced the workload of night-shift nurses in care facilities, addressing a critical challenge in elder care. Her later work (2021, 5 citations) offers a compelling, counterintuitive insight: the COVID-19 pandemic unexpectedly revealed how the prior introduction of these robots had built organizational resilience, enabling facilities to better adapt to crisis conditions. By showing that technology adoption can yield unanticipated systemic benefits, Ishii’s research provides a nuanced, human-centered perspective on innovation in aging societies. Her findings are especially relevant for researchers and practitioners seeking to design care environments that are both technologically advanced and deeply responsive to human needs.
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