Robotic Assistance in Hospitals
This project introduces a robotic system designed to support medical staff in high-risk isolation wards. To minimize infection risk and reduce staff workload, we developed a team of two different types of robots:
a care robot for telemedicine and emergency detection, and a delivery robot for transporting items. The entire system is managed by a central server and provides an intuitive dashboard for medical personnel and an app for patients.
My Role
As a co-author, I was responsible for evaluating the system's real-world performance and usability. My specific contributions included:
Designing the user study scenarios to test the telemedicine, delivery, and emergency alert services.
Conducting interviews with participants, including two nurses with experience in isolation hospitals for COVID-19 and two individuals with personal quarantine experience.
Analyzing participant feedback to summarize key findings and provide recommendations for future improvements to the system.
Technologies used include ROS (robot middleware), and HTML/CSS, Javascript (frontend). The robot responds with gestures and speech, reinforcing correct actions and encouraging continued participation.