Healthcare Robotics
From: Communications of the ACM - 11/2017
By: Laurel D. Riek

Healthcare robotics can provide health and wellness support to billions of
people.

"Healthcare Robotics," by Laurel D. Riek, highlights recent advancements in
the use of robots in healthcare. Riek discusses the need for and role of
robot caregivers in an original video.

The use of robots in healthcare represents an exciting opportunity to help a
large number of people. Robots can be used to enable people with cognitive,
sensory, and motor impairments, help people who are ill or injured, support
caregivers, and aid the clinical workforce. This article highlights several
recent advancements on these fronts, and discusses their impact on
stakeholders. It also outlines several key technological, logistical, and
design challenges faced in healthcare robot adoption, and suggests possible
avenues for overcoming them.

Read the entire article and view a video (4:50) at:
https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2017/11/222171-healthcare-robotics/fulltext

View the companion video (4:51) at:
https://vimeo.com/236438003