The Social Robot in Rehabilitation and Assistance: What Is the Future?
Open Access
- 24 February 2021
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by MDPI AG in Healthcare
- Vol. 9 (3), 244
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9030244
Abstract
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.Keywords
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