Robots and Robotics as an Aid in Pandemic

The end of 2019 and the start of 2020 remained the time of the world's largest medical emergency due to Coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 outbreak all over the world. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the challenges faced by the healthcare, public safety and economic systems when con...

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Published inGlobsyn Management Journal Vol. 15; no. 1/2; pp. 301 - 315
Main Authors Chakraborty, Saswata, Paul, Rudraneel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Calcutta Globsyn Business School 01.01.2021
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Automation
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 vaccines
Disease prevention
Disease transmission
Emergency medical care
Epidemics
Experiments
Health facilities
Infections
Infectious diseases
Intensive care
Medical research
Older people
Pandemics
Robotics
Robots
Severe acute respiratory syndrome
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Viral infections
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Summary:The end of 2019 and the start of 2020 remained the time of the world's largest medical emergency due to Coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 outbreak all over the world. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the challenges faced by the healthcare, public safety and economic systems when confronted with a surge in patients that need access to healthcare facilities and a population that must be quarantined or shelter in place. The most obvious and pressing challenge is taking care of acutely ill patients while reducing the risk of transmission within healthcare facilities. This pandemic has also resulted in the manufacturing and service sectors being badly hit globally. As vaccines are not giving any guarantee that we are totally secured from this from this virus, there is an urgent need to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of this virus. As the virus spreads with human-to human interaction, lockdown has been declared in many countries, and the public is advised to observe social distancing strictly. Beyond the obvious need for strengthening medical knowledge and preparedness, there is a complementary need to anticipate and address the engineering challenges associated with this pandemic. Robots can undertake human-like activities and can be gainfully programmed to replace some of the human interactions. Robotic technologies are inherently programmable, and robotic systems have been adapted and deployed, to some extent, in the current crisis for such purposes as transport, logistics and disinfection.
ISSN:0973-9181