The time has come to recognize that the use of social and service robots:
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Reduces pain and stress in children facing medical procedures
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Lessens the impact of autism
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Brings affordable health care to rural
communities
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Reduces hospital re-admissions
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Reduces the debilitating impact of loneliness
and isolation on seniors
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Helps student learn more and faster
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Increases retail store sales
No need to ponder further whether social and service robots
will find a role in the business models of hospitals, retail stores, retirement
communities, skilled nursing facilities, schools, libraries and in the homes of
those seeking to age-at-home. The reality is that they are already advancing these
business models, being driven by ever more sophisticated hardware constructs and
by the software that defines and manages a robot’s behavior.
Our social and service robots are at work today:
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Serving as remote tele-medicine health examination
and health care services platform
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Enhancing autism engagement therapies and delivering
lasting positive change
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Serving as an assistant in pediatric medical procedures
reducing pain and stress in children by as much as 50%
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Leading group exercise sessions in retirement
communities and skilled nursing facilities
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Working in retail stores to enhance the customer
experience and satisfaction
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Models for teaching students about science,
technology, engineering and math -STEM
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Serving as concierge/hospitality helpers in
hotels and at major conferences and trade shows
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Enhancing the lives of seniors via tele-presence
– reducing the debilitating impact of isolation and loneliness
In the earlier days of robotics, the question was: “What can
they do?” The question now is: “How and when will I start to (read: need to) use
this technology”.
Mike Radice is Chairman
of the Technology Advisory for ChartaCloud’s ROBOTTECA www.robotteca.com
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