Robotics for Healthcare

Kim, Jung; Gu, Geonmo; Heo, Pilwon

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21813-7_21

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“…Most of the countries have already deployed various robots to assist human staff because of the drastic increase in deaths among frontline workers [ 6 ]. It is feasible to incorporate robots in the clinical sector, as robotic appliances were employed in various industries since the mid-2000s, making them readily available for advancements and utilization [ 7 ]. One such example of a health crisis was the Ebola epidemic in West Africa between 2014 and 2016, during which The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) organized workshops with scientists and researchers who used robots in such contagious outbreaks [ 8 ].…”

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Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

Raje

Reddy

Jerbi

et al. 2021

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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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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Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

Raje

Reddy

Jerbi

et al. 2021

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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“…Healthcare robots can have many different functions and can be categorized as robots for patient safety (areas such as medical simulation and mechatronic devices for operating rooms) and rehabilitation and assistive robots (e.g. conventional therapy and robot-aided therapy, assistive robots) [30,31]. For example, robots have been used to assist with brain surgeries (e.g.…”

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Trusting Intentions Towards Robots in Healthcare: A Theoretical Framework

O’Connor

Kupper²,

Heavin

2021

Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences

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Within the next decade, robots (intelligent agents that are able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence) may become more popular when delivering healthcare services to patients. The use of robots in this way may be daunting for some members of the public, who may not understand this technology and deem it untrustworthy. Others may be excited to use and trust robots to support their healthcare needs. It is argued that (1) context plays an integral role in Information Systems (IS) research and (2) technology demonstrating anthropomorphic or system-like features impact the extent to which an individual trusts the technology. Yet, there is little research which integrates these two concepts within one study in healthcare. To address this gap, we develop a theoretical framework that considers trusting intentions towards robots based on the interaction of humans and robots within the contextual landscape of delivering healthcare services. This article presents a theory-based approach to developing effective trustworthy intelligent agents at the intersection of IS and Healthcare.

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“…The earliest work in robotics and rehabilitations started in the 1970s with the "prosthetic man" and conceptual model of artificial limbs, the hand prosthesis using myoelectrical control, which was a revolutionary event in the rehabilitation field at that time (Abram, 1970;Tomovic, 1971). Robots have been used since the 1980s in orthopaedic and physical therapy treatments, and those robots can be categorised as surgical robots or physical therapy / assistant robots (Kim, Gu and Heo, 2016). Kwakkel, Kollen and Krebs (2008) conducted an extensive literature review and claim that "no overall significant effect in favour of robot-assisted therapy was found in the present meta-analysis, however, subsequent sensitivity analysis showed a significant improvement in upper limb motor function after stroke for upper arm robotics" (pp.111).…”

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“…Figure 6 shows that social science and interdisciplinary research is of little concern in China for high impact journal publications, compared with Figure 3 Rehabilitation may not reverse the effects of a stroke but it is one of the most important phases of recovery for CVA patients, and assistant therapy robots are aimed to help CVA patients to relearn or redefine how they live (Kim, Gu anf Heo, 2016;Regen, 2019). The following are the major categories for healthcare robots (Kim, Gu and Heo, 2016) and the branches in the right frame in red can be categorised as robotics in rehabilitation. In the overall literature review, home-based robotics can automate rehabilitations and produce measurable data and optimal dose (Hansen et al, 2017;Chen et al, 2018).…”

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Can a Robot Bring Your Life Back? A Systematic Review for Robotics in Rehabilitation

Chew

Turner

2019

Robotics in Healthcare

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Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the world and the use of robots in rehabilitation has become increasingly common. The Fourth Industrial Revolutions has created a novel and wide range of options for the involvement of computer-guided and artificially intelligent machines to be used in rehabilitation. In this chapter we critically review some of the literature on the use of robots in rehabilitation, and emphasize the diversity of approaches in this burgeoning field. We argue that there is a need to consolidate interdisciplinary evidence on robotics and rehabilitation in a systematic way, as the alternative is to have a literature that continues to grow, following the interests of various specialists, but without offering a synoptic assessment of what is available to medical specialists and patients. A literature review using Scopus and Web of Science, coupled with the Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal Tool: Checklist for Case Reports was conducted. The two databases were systematically searched using inter-disciplinary keywords in Feb 2019. An initial search of the databases produced 9,894 articles. After rigorous reviews, 35 articles were screened and selected for further interpretation. We examined the current studies on the efficiency and effectiveness of the robot interventions and produced a taxonomy of the review. An original finding of the current robotics in rehabilitation landscaping are critical presented with recommendations and concluding remarks concerning interdisciplinary impact.

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Robotics for Healthcare

Cited by 26 publications

References 73 publications

Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

Trusting Intentions Towards Robots in Healthcare: A Theoretical Framework

Can a Robot Bring Your Life Back? A Systematic Review for Robotics in Rehabilitation

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