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Applications of Healthcare Robots in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic

Shruti Raje, Nikunj Reddy, Houssem Jerbi, Princy Randhawa, Georgios Tsaramirsis, Nikhil Vivek Shrivas, Athanasia Pavlopoulou, Miloš Stojmenović, Dimitrios Piromalis

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics · 2021

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Summary

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 vario

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Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1155/2021/7099510
Catalogue ID
SNmojg09ne-0cbfro
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