Heterogeneous Robot-Assisted Services in Isolation Wards: A System Development and Usability Study

Youngsun Kwon,Soyeon Shin,Kyonmo Yang,Seongah Park,Soomin Shin,Hwawoo Jeon,Kijung Kim,Guhnoo Yun,Sangyong Park,Jeewon Byun,Sang Hoon Kang,Kyoung-Ho Song,Doik Kim,Dong Hwan Kim,Kapho Seo,Sonya S. Kwak,Yoonseob Lim,Youngsun Kwon,Soyeon Shin,Kyonmo Yang,Seongah Park,Soomin Shin,Hwawoo Jeon,Kijung Kim,Guhnoo Yun,Sangyong Park,Jeewon Byun,Sang Hoon Kang,Kyoung-Ho Song,Doik Kim,Dong Hwan Kim,Kapho Seo,Sonya S. Kwak,Yoonseob Lim

Isolation wards operate in quarantine rooms to prevent cross-contamination caused by infectious diseases. Behind the benefits, medical personnel can have the infection risk from patients and the heavy workload due to the isolation. This work proposes a robot-assisted system to alleviate these problems in isolation wards. We conducted a survey about the medical staff's difficulties and envisioning ...