Pandemic Robot A concept for robot-based surveillance of inhabitants in elderly and nursing homes during pandemic situations
Bauer J, Dengler S, Faubel L, Franke J, Ristok B, Struck M, Frischholz R, Wittenberg T (2021)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2021
Journal
Book Volume: 7
Pages Range: 601-604
Journal Issue: 2
Abstract
Robot-based service platforms are currently establishing themselves as new and affordable variants for supporting care in elderly, retirement and nursing homes. Many are open multifunctional platforms, which can potentially be integrated into such environments, if the necessary infrastructure is available. Furthermore, many services can be realized on these platforms, which can be used to foster distant interactions between inhabitants and care-providers, while simultaneously keeping up the quality of life of the inhabitants. Open mobile robotic platforms allow the extension with adequate new sensors. To detect infectious diseases of residents and healthcare-professionals, optical sensors can be used for the assessment of vital data such as heartrate and heartrate variability, respiratory rate, SpO2 or temperature. Additionally, you can consider demographic data (age, gender, constitution) of the observed person for the optical assessment, i.e. obtained by facial image analysis. As these mobile platforms are also equipped for telepresence, in case of detecting an infected person, these systems support video conferencing with their built-in cameras and microphones. Finally, the interaction with the electronic care record is necessary to upload all acquired vital data and further relevant information. All the named technologies have been under investigation in the past years and are currently moving from laboratory settings to real-world scenarios. Nevertheless, the smooth integration of all components into one system architecture in combination with (AI-based) data analysis are still open issues.
Authors with CRIS profile
Simon Dengler
Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik (FAPS)
Jörg Franke
Lehrstuhl für Fertigungsautomatisierung und Produktionssystematik (FAPS)
Thomas Wittenberg
Involved external institutions
Germany (DE)How to cite
APA:
Bauer, J., Dengler, S., Faubel, L., Franke, J., Ristok, B., Struck, M.,... Wittenberg, T. (2021). Pandemic Robot A concept for robot-based surveillance of inhabitants in elderly and nursing homes during pandemic situations. Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 7(2), 601-604. https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2021-2153
MLA:
Bauer, Jochen, et al. "Pandemic Robot A concept for robot-based surveillance of inhabitants in elderly and nursing homes during pandemic situations." Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering 7.2 (2021): 601-604.
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