Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic
Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, there is a remarkable demand for robots, especially in the clinical sector. SARS-CoV-2 mainly propagates due to close human interactions and contaminated surfaces, and hence, maintaining social distancing has become a mandatory preventive measure. This...
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| author | Shruti Raje Nikunj Reddy Houssem Jerbi Princy Randhawa Georgios Tsaramirsis Nikhil Vivek Shrivas Athanasia Pavlopoulou Miloš Stojmenović Dimitris Piromalis |
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| description | Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, there is a remarkable demand for robots, especially in the clinical sector. SARS-CoV-2 mainly propagates due to close human interactions and contaminated surfaces, and hence, maintaining social distancing has become a mandatory preventive measure. This generates the need to treat patients with minimal doctor-patient interaction. Introducing robots in the healthcare sector protects the frontline healthcare workers from getting exposed to the coronavirus as well as decreases the need for medical personnel as robots can partially take over some medical roles. The aim of this paper is to highlight the emerging role of robotic applications in the healthcare sector and allied areas. To this end, a systematic review was conducted regarding the various robots that have been implemented worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic to attenuate and contain the virus. The results obtained from this study reveal that the implementation of robotics into the healthcare field has a substantial effect in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2, as it blocks coronavirus propagation between patients and healthcare workers, along with other advantages such as disinfection or cleaning. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-99928c7525b14c7a92703b9348b094342025-02-03T06:05:34ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1754-21032021-01-01202110.1155/2021/7099510Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 PandemicShruti Raje0Nikunj Reddy1Houssem Jerbi2Princy Randhawa3Georgios Tsaramirsis4Nikhil Vivek Shrivas5Athanasia Pavlopoulou6Miloš Stojmenović7Dimitris Piromalis8Manipal University JaipurManipal University JaipurDepartment of PhysicsManipal University JaipurHigher Colleges of TechnologyManipal University JaipurIzmir Biomedicine and Genome Center (IBG)Department of Computer ScienceDepartment of Industrial Design and Production EngineeringDue to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, there is a remarkable demand for robots, especially in the clinical sector. SARS-CoV-2 mainly propagates due to close human interactions and contaminated surfaces, and hence, maintaining social distancing has become a mandatory preventive measure. This generates the need to treat patients with minimal doctor-patient interaction. Introducing robots in the healthcare sector protects the frontline healthcare workers from getting exposed to the coronavirus as well as decreases the need for medical personnel as robots can partially take over some medical roles. The aim of this paper is to highlight the emerging role of robotic applications in the healthcare sector and allied areas. To this end, a systematic review was conducted regarding the various robots that have been implemented worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic to attenuate and contain the virus. The results obtained from this study reveal that the implementation of robotics into the healthcare field has a substantial effect in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2, as it blocks coronavirus propagation between patients and healthcare workers, along with other advantages such as disinfection or cleaning.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/7099510 |
| spellingShingle | Shruti Raje Nikunj Reddy Houssem Jerbi Princy Randhawa Georgios Tsaramirsis Nikhil Vivek Shrivas Athanasia Pavlopoulou Miloš Stojmenović Dimitris Piromalis Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic Applied Bionics and Biomechanics |
| title | Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic |
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