Abstract
With the Coronavirus pandemic, I have been thinking about the possibilities of using robots to help with the situation, and in what forms. The possibilities may include taking care of patients with humanoid-type robots and autonomous rovers to reduce the frontline healthcare personnel’s exposure to the virus, use of robots in manufacturing to speed up the production of the needed products from masks to vaccines, the application of robots in checking individuals’ temperature in public places, or preparing and delivering food at restaurants. The subject of autonomous delivery of food and packages by autonomous aerial devices is not new; it has been underway for some time anyway. These applications might be an extension or integration of shared concepts.
Highlights
With the Coronavirus pandemic, I have been thinking about the possibilities of using robots to help with the situation, and in what forms
The possibilities may include taking care of patients with humanoid-type robots and autonomous rovers to reduce the frontline healthcare personnel’s exposure to the virus, use of robots in manufacturing to speed up the production of the needed products from masks to vaccines, the application of robots in checking individuals’ temperature in public places, or preparing and delivering food at restaurants
It might be worth to start looking at new directions for applied robotics research in light of this pandemic as no one knows for how long it will continue to be an issue, or when once again something else like it might surface
Summary
Coronavirus Pandemic and Future Possibilities in Robotics Research With the Coronavirus pandemic, I have been thinking about the possibilities of using robots to help with the situation, and in what forms. The possibilities may include taking care of patients with humanoid-type robots and autonomous rovers to reduce the frontline healthcare personnel’s exposure to the virus, use of robots in manufacturing to speed up the production of the needed products from masks to vaccines, the application of robots in checking individuals’ temperature in public places, or preparing and delivering food at restaurants.
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