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Robots as intelligent assistants to face COVID-19 pandemic

Valeria SeiditaFrancesco LanzaArianna PipitoneAntonio Chella

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TelemedicineAcademicSubjects/SCI01060Isolation (health care)patient monitoringCOVID-19 pandemic02 engineering and technology03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineWorld economyPolitical sciencePandemicHumanssanitizationCOVID-19 pandemic patient monitoring robots robots in prevention sanitization telemedicine COVID-19 Humans SARS-CoV-2 Pandemics Robotics030212 general & internal medicinePandemicsMolecular BiologyMethod ReviewSettore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniSARS-CoV-2business.industryTechnological changeCOVID-19RoboticsPublic relations021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyMaturity (finance)Wonderrobots in preventionrobotsRobottelemedicine0210 nano-technologybusinessInformation Systems

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AbstractMotivationThe epidemic at the beginning of this year, due to a new virus in the coronavirus family, is causing many deaths and is bringing the world economy to its knees. Moreover, situations of this kind are historically cyclical. The symptoms and treatment of infected patients are, for better or worse even for new viruses, always the same: more or less severe flu symptoms, isolation and full hygiene. By now man has learned how to manage epidemic situations, but deaths and negative effects continue to occur. What about technology? What effect has the actual technological progress we have achieved? In this review, we wonder about the role of robotics in the fight against COVID. It presents the analysis of scientific articles, industrial initiatives and project calls for applications from March to now highlighting how much robotics was ready to face this situation, what is expected from robots and what remains to do.ResultsThe analysis was made by focusing on what research groups offer as a means of support for therapies and prevention actions. We then reported some remarks on what we think is the state of maturity of robotics in dealing with situations like COVID-19.

10.1093/bib/bbaa361http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbaa361