{"id":4877,"date":"2025-10-17T10:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breda-robotics.nl\/?p=4877"},"modified":"2025-10-17T10:13:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T10:13:05","slug":"learning-together-for-better-care-breda-robotics-on-innovation-mission-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/nieuws\/samen-leren-voor-betere-zorg-breda-robotics-op-innovatiemissie-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning together for better care: Breda Robotics on an innovation mission in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-group paddingtopbottom3 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What will healthcare of the future look like? And what role does technology play in it? To answer that question, we travelled to Japan last week as part of a Brabant innovation mission. Board member Iwan de Waard represented us on this special trip. Together with the Province of North Brabant, the Municipality of Breda, the Municipality of Tilburg and various innovative Brabant organisations\u2026 <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New insights from Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the mission, one question was central: <em>Om te beginnen, de medische technologie is de belangrijkste drijvende kracht geworden in de gezondheidszorg, die een revolutie teweegbrengt in de manier waarop pati\u00ebnten worden behandeld en de manier waarop medische professionals werken. Deze technologie\u00ebn omvatten alles, van robotchirurgie en AI-diagnoses tot telegeneeskunde en elektronische medische dossiers.\n\nBijvoorbeeld, telegeneeskunde maakt het voor pati\u00ebnten mogelijk om medisch advies te krijgen van artsen zonder dat ze zich fysiek bij het ziekenhuis hoeven te begeven. Dit is vooral nuttig voor mensen die in afgelegen gebieden wonen of die een mobiliteitsbeperking hebben.\n\nBovendien heeft de gegevensanalyse nieuwe mogelijkheden geopend voor de gezondheidszorg. Door het grote aantal pati\u00ebntgegevens te analyseren, kunnen trends en patronen worden ge\u00efdentificeerd, die op hun beurt een vroegtijdige opsporing van ziekten mogelijk maken. Dit stelt artsen in staat om behandelingen te personaliseren en preventieve maatregelen te treffen, wat leidt tot betere gezondheidsresultaten.\n\nTenslotte is de samenwerking tussen de verschillende spelers in de gezondheidszorg van cruciaal belang. Artsen, verpleegkundigen, onderzoekers en pati\u00ebnten moeten effectief samenwerken om de beste resultaten te bereiken. Dankzij de vooruitgang in communicatietechnologie zijn deze samenwerkingen gemakkelijker dan ooit geworden.\n\nDoor middel van deze technologie\u00ebn en samenwerkingen streeft de gezondheidszorg ernaar pati\u00ebntenzorg van hogere kwaliteit te leveren, de toegankelijkheid te verbeteren en de gezondheidsuitkomsten voor iedereen te optimaliseren.<br><\/em>We saw how Japan is using technology to make healthcare more accessible and efficient. For example, it showcased <strong>Fujifilm Healthcare Europe<\/strong> seeing how innovative imaging technology supports doctors in diagnostics, we discovered on the <strong>World Expo<\/strong> An impressive medical breakthrough: a beating heart grown in a laboratory using stem cells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our conversations and presentations, we also shared our own experiences from the Netherlands, where collaboration between government, education and business leads to tangible innovations in healthcare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe have created a place in the Netherlands where businesses, education, and government come together to build real solutions. By collaborating and learning from other countries, such as Japan, we can innovate faster and make healthcare future-proof.\u201d<br><\/em>\u2013 <strong>Iwan de Waard<\/strong>, Board member, Breda Robotics<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Innovatiemissie-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4885\" style=\"width:1030px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Innovatiemissie-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Innovatiemissie-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Innovatiemissie-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Innovatiemissie-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Innovatiemissie-1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group paddingtopbottom3 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Innovation in practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The power of collaboration is evident in the projects we have worked on with our partners in recent years. Three inspiring practical examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Smart Rollator<\/strong> \u2013 a smart walking frame that reduces the risk of falls in the elderly by continuously monitoring the distance between the user and the frame and intervening when necessary. The result: greater safety and confidence for users and caregivers alike.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>BuddyLoo<\/strong> \u2013 an innovative toilet transfer solution that helps people live independently at home for longer, maintaining dignity and reducing the burden on care staff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hospital logistics with robots<\/strong> Mobile robots are taking over routine transport tasks in hospitals, freeing up healthcare professionals to spend more time on direct patient care.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These projects demonstrate how we collaborate in Brabant on practical innovations that make a difference in healthcare. Thanks to the structural support of partners such as <strong>North Brabant Province<\/strong> and <strong>Breda Municipality<\/strong>, and the open attitude with which we learn from other countries, we continue to build a future-proof and people-oriented healthcare system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-cf2db169\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Discover all our projects and innovations here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accentkleur-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/projects\/\">Breda Robotics Projects<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What will the healthcare of the future look like? And what role does technology play in it? To answer this question, we travelled to Japan last week as part of a Brabant innovation mission. Board member Iwan de Waard represented us on this special trip. Together with the Province of North Brabant, the Municipality of Breda, the Municipality of Tilburg, and various innovative Brabant organisations, we explored in Osaka and Tokyo how technology and collaboration contribute to better healthcare. The Netherlands and Japan both belong to the world's top in healthcare innovation, but often tackle challenges in their own way. It is precisely this that makes learning from each other so valuable.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"sector-nieuws":[224],"programma-nieuws":[],"class_list":["post-4877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sector-nieuws-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4877"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4903,"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4877\/revisions\/4903"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"sector-nieuws","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sector-nieuws?post=4877"},{"taxonomy":"programma-nieuws","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/b-robotics.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/programma-nieuws?post=4877"}],"curies":[{"name":"word processing","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}