HealthLeaders Media August 2, 2023
Researchers examine whether advancements in robotics and AI can replicate nurses’ human qualities.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Researchers from Japanese universities examined whether AI and robots can perform nursing tasks as well as humans.
– One issue is whether robots can be held accountable for their actions.
– Patients must be willing to accept robots as care providers for the success of AI-powered nurse robots.
The concept of AI-powered robots in nursing isn’t far-fetched anymore—Baptist Health in Jacksonville, Florida, is using Moxi, a robot, to help with tasks that might otherwise take up time away from patients—but issues remain whether they are capable of providing quality nursing care, a new study says.
Researchers from three Japanese universities examined whether AI and...