Can COVID-19 Trigger The Use Of Robots?

all the airports for the purpose of thermal screening so that healthcare workers will not get in touch with the infected places and infected places.

Robotics is under observation and use for many years. Scientists and researchers are working to make robots more adaptable to human society. In this evolution of robotics AI (Artificial Intelligence) and big data are playing a major role, the data is used to make the robots more efficient and functional in day to day life of individuals. From the beginning of the industrial revolution 4.0, AI and Automation are some of the biggest features of the revolution. It is about 8 months when the cases of Corona Virus started to come from the Wuhan province of China. Across the world, doctors and other front line warriors are risking their lives to reduce the spread of the virus, but the country like India which is having a population of 1.38 Billion, will struggle to maintain the basic norms of social distancing till the vaccine of the virus will not be found. The struggle in social distancing can accelerate the patients of COVID-19 in lockdown 5. Currently, there are approximately 8K cases that came daily. Measures should be taken to maintain the norms of social distancing and robotics and AI can play a major role in this.

Recently, SpiceXpress the cargo arm of Spice jet get permission for delivering medical emergencies, Pharma, and essential supplies to the remote areas for the trial with help of a drone. As most of the supply chain in the country cannot be started that quickly, in that time drones can deliver the essentials and e-commerce items to the remote areas where it will take time to restart the supply chain process. Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) granted this trial permission to Spice Jet.

Earlier to this, the Robotics brand Milagrow has officially announced to help AIIMS Delhi with its two robots i.e. iMap 9.0 and Humanoid ELF. AIIMS Delhi has agreed to test these robots for trial. The Humanoid ELF robot that is going to be tested can interact and monitor the patients remotely by doctors without being in touch with the patient, this will prevent the frequent contact of patients with doctors so that they can work freely after all they are the frontline workers who are facing the patients on the daily basis. With the help of robots, the patients can interact with their relatives without any physical contact. The robot can also be used to record the activities of patients, it has a battery backup of 8 hours, and it consists of multiple sensors, which helps it in stabilizing and mapping the area around it. It has in-built 2D and 3D cameras that can record high-definition videos.

The Milagrow iMap 9.0 is a floor disinfecting robot and can sanitize the floor without being touch by anyone, which helps in preventing the spread of the virus. The robot can destroy the COVID-19 virus by disinfecting it with sanitizer (Sodium Hypochlorite). The robot has multiple sensors that prevent it from falling down on the floor, it can map the floor within the 16 meters distance with a precision of 8 mm. It has Real-Time Terrain Recognition Technology (RT2RT) that scans at 3600, 6 times per second which gives high precision. The robot can also be utilized in marking the zones in the hospitals.

Hospitals are corridors where the virus can easily be transferred from an infected person to the doctors, nurses, and other health care staff. By deploying the robots, will help in preventing the spread of the virus among other healthcare care workers of the hospitals.

Robots can play a vital role in preventing the spread of the virus when the cases are rising with a speed of 8K per day in the country. It is important for us to safeguard our doctors, nurses, and other frontline workers. Robotics can also play roles in other areas like maintaining the traffic, for the sanitization of public places and public transport, and on all the airports for the purpose of thermal screening so that healthcare workers will not get in touch with the infected places and infected places.