Robotics for Pandemics
1st Edition
Published on 28. December 2021
Book
Hardback
146 pages
978-1-032-04873-4 (ISBN)
Description
Robotics for Pandemics explores various applications of robots for current global issues such as pandemics and how robotic solutions could combat the virus.
Key Features
Proposes to employ robots to improve the treatment of patients and leverage the load of the medical system
Demonstrates the concept of various robotics in healthcare telepresence, rehabilitation, therapy and delivery robots to accommodate social distancing
Explores social robot aesthetics and how social interaction and embodied experiences could be useful during social isolation
Includes anecdotes from applications used during the COVID-19 pandemic
This will be a valuable reference to professionals, academics and researchers in the field of robotics.
Key Features
Proposes to employ robots to improve the treatment of patients and leverage the load of the medical system
Demonstrates the concept of various robotics in healthcare telepresence, rehabilitation, therapy and delivery robots to accommodate social distancing
Explores social robot aesthetics and how social interaction and embodied experiences could be useful during social isolation
Includes anecdotes from applications used during the COVID-19 pandemic
This will be a valuable reference to professionals, academics and researchers in the field of robotics.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
36 s/w Abbildungen, 10 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 26 s/w Zeichnungen, 4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white; 26 Line drawings, black and white; 10 Halftones, black and white; 36 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
411 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-04873-4 (9781032048734)
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Additional editions
Hooman Samani
Robotics for Pandemics
E-Book
12/2021
1st Edition
Chapman & Hall/CRC
€61.99
Available for download
Hooman Samani
Robotics for Pandemics
E-Book
12/2021
1st Edition
Chapman & Hall/CRC
€61.99
Available for download
Person
Hooman Samani is a Lecturer in Machine Learning, AI for Robotics at the School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, UK.
He has worked as an associate professor and the founder and director of the AIART (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technology Laboratory) lab at National Taipei University of Taiwan. He holds a PhD degree in Robotics from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and has worked as a Research Fellow at the Keio-NUS CUTE Centre, a joint research centre between NUS and Keio University of Japan.
He is actively serving several robotics and AI related journals and conferences as editorial board member, organizing committee member, workshop organizer and reviewer. Apart from academia, he has work experience in Philips and Posco as well as R&D projects in different industrial sectors that have rounded-out his experiences. He was featured in many international media such as Discovery Channel, New Scientist and Reuters, starring his research in the emerging field of Cognitive Robotics. In tandem with his research in robotics, he has participated and won several international RoboCup competitions.
He has worked as an associate professor and the founder and director of the AIART (Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Technology Laboratory) lab at National Taipei University of Taiwan. He holds a PhD degree in Robotics from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and has worked as a Research Fellow at the Keio-NUS CUTE Centre, a joint research centre between NUS and Keio University of Japan.
He is actively serving several robotics and AI related journals and conferences as editorial board member, organizing committee member, workshop organizer and reviewer. Apart from academia, he has work experience in Philips and Posco as well as R&D projects in different industrial sectors that have rounded-out his experiences. He was featured in many international media such as Discovery Channel, New Scientist and Reuters, starring his research in the emerging field of Cognitive Robotics. In tandem with his research in robotics, he has participated and won several international RoboCup competitions.
Content
About the Editor. List of Contributors. Chapter 1 ? Robotics Applications for Public Health and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Chapter 2 ? Beauty in Interaction: A Framework for Social Robot Aesthetics (Pandemic Edition). Chapter 3 ? Cyber-Physical System for Automated Service of Restaurant Visitors in Conditions of Mandatory Wearing of Masks. Chapter 4 ? Low-Cost Delivery and Telepresence Robot for the COVID-19 Crisis. Chapter 5 ? Concept of an Autonomous Robot for Medical Services, Rehabilitation and Music Therapy for Pandemics. Chapter 6 ? Home-Automated Robot Massaging for Pandemics. INDEX.