Social Navigation for Mobile Robots in the Emergency Department
Angelique M. Taylor,Sachiko Matsumoto,Wesley Xiao,Laurel D. Riek,Angelique M. Taylor,Sachiko Matsumoto,Wesley Xiao,Laurel D. Riek
The emergency department (ED) is a safety-critical environment in which healthcare workers (HCWs) are overburdened, overworked, and have limited resources, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. One way to address this problem is to explore the use of robots that can support clinical teams, e.g., to deliver materials or restock supplies. However, due to EDs being overcrowded, and the cognitive o...
