The potential of socially assistive robots during infectious disease outbreaks
- 15 July 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science Robotics
- Vol. 5 (44)
- https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.abc9014
Abstract
Robots have a role in addressing the secondary impacts of infectious disease outbreaks by helping us sustain social distancing, monitoring and improving mental health, supporting education, and aiding in economic recovery.Keywords
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