A Survey of Robotic Systems for Nursing Care

Nieto Agraz, Celia and Pfingsthorn, Max and Gliesche, Pascal and Eichelberg, Marco and Hein, Andreas (2022) A Survey of Robotic Systems for Nursing Care. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 9. ISSN 2296-9144

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Abstract

An increase of the aging population with a decrease in the available nursing staff has been seen in recent years. These two factors combined present a challenging problem for the future and has since become a political issue in many countries. Technological advances in robotics have made its use possible in new application fields like care and thus it appears to be a viable technological avenue to address the projected nursing labor shortage. The introduction of robots in nursing care creates an active triangular collaboration between the patient, nurse, and robot, which makes this area significantly different from traditional human–robot interaction (HRI) settings. In this review, we identify 133 robotic systems addressing nursing. We classify them according to two schemes: 1) a technical classification extended to include both patient and nurse and 2) a novel data-derived hierarchical classification based on use cases. We then analyze their intersection and build a multidimensional view of the state of technology. With this analytical tool, we describe an observed skew of the distribution of systems and identify gaps for future research. We also describe a link between the novel hierarchical use case classification and the typical phases of nursing care from admission to recovery.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Open Research Librarians > Mathematical Science
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Date Deposited: 22 Jun 2023 08:48
Last Modified: 25 Oct 2023 05:19
URI: http://stm.e4journal.com/id/eprint/1299

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