Robots can act as an interface between a doctor and a patient wherein they can carry out diagnostic and treatment processes, reducing the human contact and risk of transmission of infection during the coronavirus pandemic, an expert in the field of Robotics has said.
Bartlomiej Stanczyk, Robotics Engineer with ACCREAEngineering in Germany, was speaking during an e-discussion on the the topic-Using Artificial Intelligence to Tackle Epidemics: The COVID19 Model.
The event, organised by the Abu Dhabi-based TRENDS Research & Advisory, brought together leadingexperts from around the world who deliberated on the importance of artificialintelligence, machine learning, big data, and other technologies in the ongoingfight against the COVID-19 that has infected more than 3.8 million people andkilled over 260,000 people across the world.
Stanczyk said that robots could help doctors keep a safedistance from the patient by using probes and other remote medical equipment.
“We aim to build a completely autonomous diagnosticianthrough robotics, thus enabling the transfer of the skill from the human doctoron the machine carrying out the treatment,” he said.The interface between the doctor and patientmeans the robot can carry out all of the diagnostic and treatment processes, hesaid.