The pandemic hit everyone hard, the general public is and has been suffering by it in many different aspects. But front-liners such as nurses and doctors are those that not only have been exposed to the viruses but also burdened by extra workload and shifts. I follow a YouTuber Steveioe who is one of the nurses in the ER that quit after the surge of corona virus. He voices out all the difficulties and unreasonable situations a healthcare worker has to go through during the pandemic.

Could healthcare workers have a handybot? could they be in a more protected working environment, having their workload eased? Not having youngsters backing out from going into the medical field?

I believe the future of Healthcare could be led by adapting more robots in the field. What are the benefits? They’re uncountable but let me list out for you.

By moving supplies and linens in hospitals where disease exposure is a problem, service robots assist keep healthcare staff safe. Cleaning and disinfection robots help reduce hospital acquired infections (HAIs) while limiting pathogen exposure—and hundreds of healthcare organizations are currently deploying them. 1 Social robots can also assist with heavy lifting, such as transferring beds or patients, reducing physical strain on healthcare professionals.

I will be exploring different virtual technologies and researching what’s the best for healthcare workers by now replacing them instead merely being a good partner. There are lots of areas in which robots are useful in Healthcare. I will explore them during my research.

My proposed timeline for my digital artefact is straightforward. In week 5, I will be doing in-dept research for my artefact. In week 6 and 7, I’ll create my second blog with a video on my research. In week 8 and 9, I’ll have feedback on my project and thus prepare for my beta presentation. In week 10 and onwards, I’ll finalise my report and contextual essay.

References:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/healthcare-it/robotics-in-healthcare.html

Click to access WHO-HWF-WorkingPaper-2021.1-eng.pdf