Progress in robotics for combating infectious diseases

Anzhu Gao; Robin R. Murphy; Weidong Chen; Giulio Dagnino; Peer Fischer; Maximiliano G. Gutierrez; Dennis Kundrat; Bradley J. Nelson; Naveen Shamsudhin; Hao Su; Jingen Xia; Ajmal Zemmar; Dandan Zhang; Chen Wang; Guang-Zhong Yang

doi:10.1126/scirobotics.abf1462

Progress in robotics for combating infectious diseases

Anzhu Gao, Robin R. Murphy, Weidong Chen, Giulio Dagnino, Peer Fischer, Maximiliano G. Gutierrez, Dennis Kundrat, Bradley J. Nelson, Naveen Shamsudhin, Hao Su, Jingen Xia, Ajmal Zemmar, Dandan Zhang, Chen Wang, Guang-Zhong Yang^*

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The world was unprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, and recovery is likely to be a long process. Robots have long been heralded to take on dangerous, dull, and dirty jobs, often in environments that are unsuitable for humans. Could robots be used to fight future pandemics? We review the fundamental requirements for robotics for infectious disease management and outline how robotic technologies can be used in different scenarios, including disease prevention and monitoring, clinical care, laboratory automation, logistics, and maintenance of socioeconomic activities. We also address some of the open challenges for developing advanced robots that are application oriented, reliable, safe, and rapidly deployable when needed. Last, we look at the ethical use of robots and call for globally sustained efforts in order for robots to be ready for future outbreaks.

Original language	English
Article number	eabf1462
Journal	Science Robotics
Volume	6
Issue number	52
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.abf1462
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2021

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