The present age is synonymous with technology, especially robots. Have you ever wondered why there are so many robots popping into existence everyday? The robot population is growing exponentially as technology is progressing and helping to overcome the decades-old robotic challenges. In such a circumstance, it is not uncommon to see robots scooting the hospital wards delivering medicines to the patients and maintaining sanitary conditions. Presently, the healthcare industry is witnessing improvements by integrating AI (artificial intelligence), AR (augmented reality) and other mechanisms into spectacular robot design. And this transfiguration is not going to end in the very near future!
With the increase in the population of robots in the medical industry, it is evident that robotics experts have directed their attention to this field. In this blog, we shall highlight some of the most amazing robots that are benefiting the medical industry.
1. Nurse robots: The ordinary nurse is will soon be getting replaced with giant teddy bear nurse robots! Isn’t it adorable? The quite popular ROBEAR is being designed in Japan to help and support the growing elderly population there. The robot is conferred with the ability to interact with patients delicately and can also lift and carry patients or offer its arm as a support for walking. What else? ROBEAR does all these without hurting the patients. This spectacular robot design consists of torque sensors and Smart Rubber tactile and is still in testing and making improvements. With the lack of sufficient caregivers, such robotic inventions certainly look promising.
2. Delivery robots: Remember the days when hospitals saved money and time by having workers to finish manual tasks? Those days are gradually going away with the introduction of delivery robots. Having reliable robots like Tugs all the time around, patients are given more time by doctors and nurses. Tugs integrate the use of lidar and other spatial sensors that produce, along with sophisticated code, high definition 3D maps of their local territory. It also compensated for a changing environment, such as a person interrupting its intended path. Tugs are capable of many things. They can:
- Walk up and down the hospital’s corridors
- Pick up dirty laundry and waste
- Provide food and medicine to patients
- Give the right drugs to doctors using a biometric security system
3. Surgical robots: The use of robots during a surgical procedure is an intelligent way to tackle human errors and also help in bringing about quicker recovery. If you take a look at the surgical robot like da Vinci, you will simply be marveled at its efficiency – the robot is popular for offering expert help to doctors during surgical procedures and results in reduced errors and higher success stories. To operate this robot design, surgeons use a console to control the robot which in turn uses its hands and feet to handle the surgical attachments close to the patient. Features like motion-tracking sensors alert doctors if they make any type of error.
4. Nanorobots: The creation of nano robots looks promising enough as it is still in the research and development phase. Nanorobots incorporate the use of some game changing technologies. These are devices that are made out of DNA strands. For example: these devices may be able to – when injected into the bloodstream of a leukemia patient – destroy the abnormal cells. Again, this is likely to take many years more to become real, practical devices.
Conclusion: Companies worldwide are endeavoring to build robots to bring about a positive impact on the healthcare industry. And with such innovative creations, we can surely say that robots are set to have an equal share in this field along with humans. To know more about our robot design services, contact us directly and visit us on www.animatronicrobotics.com/services
2019