World Economic Forum March 10, 2021
- Using robots in healthcare has benefits, particularly when it comes to reducing in-person contact during COVID-19.
- However, questions have been raised about how comfortable people feel at the prospect of being cared for by a robot.
- 90% of patients in a study who were triaged by a Boston Dynamics robot said they were satisfied with their experience.
- Developments are currently underway for the wider application of robots in the medical field.
In the era of social distancing, using robots for some health care interactions is a promising way to reduce in-person contact between health care workers and sick patients. However, a key question that needs to be answered is how patients will react to a...
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