Abstract
The use of robotics in health care has seen a recent rise in interest due to its potential for use during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. The transmission rate of COVID-19 has meant that health-care workers are under increasing pressure, risks, and workload to manage the requirements of personal protective equipment, strict disinfection procedures, and the heightened medical needs of patients.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 9330556 |
| Pages (from-to) | 40-47 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2021 |
Keywords
- Robots
- COVID-19
- Robot sensing systems
- Robot kinematics
- Vaccines
- Pandemics
- Europe
Project and Funding Information
- Project ID
- info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/825003/EU/Digital Innovation Hubs in Healthcare Robotics/DIH-HERO
- Funding Info
- The work presented in this article received funding from the EU’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant 825003 DIH-HERO.