Establishing a Model Synthesis Method of a Mobile Platform for Service Collaborative Robot
Nina Valchkova, Cvetelina Totomirova, Roman Zahariev · 2023
The development of robotics with the possibility of implementing collaborative robots in practice allows their use in services in new social activities such as health care. The paper examines the possibility of robots finding application in supporting the health system to manage pandemics and natural disasters, for example, as was the case with the Coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Such applications include taking a sample from a patient for screening, hospital disinfection, delivery and logistics of food for the infected patient, collection of physiological materials and waste, etc., activities that improve working conditions and reduce the risk of infection of healthcare workers. This paper aims, based on an analysis of hospital activities, to propose a Synthesis Method for a Collaborative Service Robot Model that is applicable to specific activities. The proposed Example Robot is structurally shaped like a dog and is intended for pediatric hospital settings. It can also be used in other medical institutions such as rehabilitation centers, clinics, dental or ophthalmology centers, etc.