Robotics for Pandemics
(Ed) Hooman Samani, (CTRs) Abid Haleem, Mohd Javaid, Arnon Jumlongkul, Sini Kolari, Roman Lakovlev, Maksim Letenkov, Chunxu Li, Shanay Rab, Rebekah Rousi, Anton Saveliev, Mohammad Shidujaman, Sergey V. Shushardzhan, Rajiv Suman, Irina Vatamaniuk, Shuo ZhuRobotics for Pandemics explores various applications of robots for current global issues such as pandemics and how robotic solutions could combat the virus.
Key Features
- Proposes to employ robots to improve the treatment of patients and leverage the load of the medical system
- Demonstrates the concept of various robotics in healthcare telepresence, rehabilitation, therapy and delivery robots to accommodate social distancing
- Explores social robot aesthetics and how social interaction and embodied experiences could be useful during social isolation
- Includes anecdotes from applications used during the COVID-19 pandemic
Chapter 1 ◾ Robotics Applications for Public Health and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Mohd Javaid, Abid Haleem, Shanay Rab, and Rajiv Suman
Chapter 2 ◾ Beauty in Interaction: A Framework for Social Robot Aesthetics (Pandemic Edition)
Rebekah Rousi, Sini Kolari, and Mohammad Shidujaman
Chapter 3 ◾ Cyber-Physical System for Automated Service of Restaurant Visitors in Conditions of Mandatory Wearing of Masks
Anton Saveliev, Irina Vatamaniuk, Maksim Letenkov, and Roman Lakolev
Chapter 4 ◾ Low-Cost Delivery and Telepresence Robot for the COVID-19 Crisis
Arnon Jumlongkul
Chapter 5 ◾ Concept of an Autonomous Robot for Medical Services, Rehabilitation and Music Therapy for Pandemics
Sergey V. Shushardzhan
Chapter 6 ◾ Home-Automated Robot Massaging for Pandemics
Chunxu Li and Shuo Zhu