Humanoid service robots : the future of healthcare? / Selcen Ozturkcan and Ezgi Merdin-Uygur.
Humanoid service robots made swift progress in extending a helping hand to the strained global healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. This case provides an overview of the robots' inclusion in healthcare regarding pre- and intra-pandemic contexts. Specific focus is devoted to humanoid service...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases,
2021.
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| Series: | SAGE business cases
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| Online Access: | SAGE |
| Summary: | Humanoid service robots made swift progress in extending a helping hand to the strained global healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. This case provides an overview of the robots' inclusion in healthcare regarding pre- and intra-pandemic contexts. Specific focus is devoted to humanoid service robots as their shape, size, and mobility make them advantageous in using the physical spaces designed for humans. A collection of examples from hospitals worldwide is presented in illustrating the humanoid service robots' deployment in healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pointed future directions aim to facilitate better decision- and policy-making that may ease human anxiety and promote greater acceptance. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9781071926239 1071926233 |