Humanoid service robots: The future of healthcare?
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Date
2021
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Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
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HYBRID
Green Open Access
Yes
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No
Abstract
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.
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COVID-19 pandemic, frontline, healthcare, hospital, Humanoid service robots, service robots, social robots, Service robots, COVID-19 pandemic, Robotics and automation, Social robots, social robots, Hospital, Frontline, Humanoid service robots, hospital, pandemic, Healthcare, humanoid service robots, healthcare, COVID-19, Human Computer Interaction, Människa-datorinteraktion (interaktionsdesign), 620, 004, service robots, SRs, frontline, Robotik och automation
Fields of Science
0209 industrial biotechnology, 02 engineering and technology, 0502 economics and business, 05 social sciences
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OpenCitations Citation Count
32
Source
Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases
Volume
12
Issue
2
Start Page
163
End Page
169
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