Humanoid service robots: The future of healthcare?
| Autor: | Ezgi Merdin-Uygur, Selcen Ozturkcan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Merdin-Uygur, Ezgi |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Service (systems architecture)
Inclusion (disability rights) Helping hand Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Computer science COVID-19 pandemic Library and Information Sciences social robots Education 03 medical and health sciences Human–computer interaction 0502 economics and business Health care Humanoid service robots hospital Social robot 030504 nursing business.industry 05 social sciences humanoid service robots healthcare Robotics service robots frontline Robot 050211 marketing Artificial intelligence 0305 other medical science business |
| Popis: | Copyright © The Author(s) 2021. Humanoid service robots made swift progress in extending a helping hand to the strained global healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. This case provides an overview of the robots’ inclusion in healthcare regarding pre- and intra-pandemic contexts. Specific focus is devoted to humanoid service robots as their shape, size, and mobility make them advantageous in using the physical spaces designed for humans. A collection of examples from hospitals worldwide is presented in illustrating the humanoid service robots’ deployment in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pointed future directions aim to facilitate better decision- and policy-making that may ease human anxiety and promote greater acceptance. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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