The Pivotal Function of Non-human Actors in the Acceptability of the Body Technology, Actibelt®: a Reconstruction Based on Actor-Network-Theory

Abstract This paper explores the question of how non-human actors contribute to acceptability technologies. Acceptance and technologies were examined as network formation not, in conventional technology acceptance models, adoption by individual human actors. Using approach translation sociology, work necessary for was examined. As a result, (technical) actibelt®-Actor-Network five modes their effects on patients identified. The different show that actors, such events, meetings, graphs, socio-technical discourses, are not passive development technology, but can enable, hinder, or condition acceptability. Therefore, play central constitutive role process performing contributing stabilisation actibelt®-Actor-Network.