Giansanti Daniele
Centre Tisp, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00131 Rome, Italy.
Healthcare (Basel). 2021 Feb 25;9(3):244. doi: 10.3390/healthcare9030244.
This commentary aims to address the field of social robots both in terms of the global situation and research perspectives. It has four polarities. First, it revisits the evolutions in robotics, which, starting from collaborative robotics, has led to the diffusion of social robots. Second, it illustrates the main fields in the employment of social robots in rehabilitation and assistance in the elderly and handicapped and in further emerging sectors. Third, it takes a look at the future directions of the research development both in terms of clinical and technological aspects. Fourth, it discusses the opportunities and limits, starting from the development and clinical use of social robots during the COVID-19 pandemic to the increase of ethical discussion on their use.
本评论旨在从全球形势和研究视角两个方面探讨社交机器人领域。它有四个维度。第一，回顾机器人技术的发展历程，从协作机器人技术起步，进而推动了社交机器人的普及。第二，阐述社交机器人在康复、老年人及残疾人护理以及其他新兴领域应用的主要方面。第三，审视研究发展在临床和技术层面的未来方向。第四，讨论社交机器人从新冠疫情期间的开发与临床应用，到其使用引发的伦理讨论增多所带来的机遇与局限。
