DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF ROBO MEDICAL ASSISTANT

Abstract

The history of the medical robot is not very far from the first experiment in the 1980s. Nowadays robot in the medical sector plays a vital role in monitoring patient's health condition from distance. This paper aimed at developing an auxiliary medical solution that could provide a wide range of non-invasive diagnoses carried out by an automated robot whose motion can also be controlled manually using either a mobile application or voice command. The authors also incorporate modern features of video conferences and automated patient data management systems using the Internet of Things (IoT) which eventually facilitate medical practitioners in proper investigation from distance. The results of the clinical trial among 6 persons indicated that the robot could measure different health parameters properly using the proposed non-invasive method. The non-invasive results are verified by standard testing equipment and conventional clinical investigation and are also presented in this paper. The developed medical robot having a wide range of functionality could play a significant role in reducing human workload and ensuring timely medical assistance during a challenging crisis pandemic period like COVID-19.