Robotic platform | Category | Application | Key features | Ref. |
VenousPro | Clinical care | Biological sample collection | Automatic drawing of blood samples; ultrasound guidance and force sensing; tested on humans | (25–28) |
Swab OP robot | Clinical care | Biological sample collection | Semiautonomous oropharyngeal swab robot; force control; tested on 20 patients (95% success rate) | (20) |
RP-6 | Clinical care | Telepresence | Used in neurosurgery ICUs; teleoperated over the internet using a joystick and webcam | (40) |
da Vinci | Clinical care | Teleoperation | Teleoperated surgical robot widely used in laparoscopy applications such as urology, gynecology, etc. | (52) |
AmbuBot | Public safety | Emergency assistance | Ambulance robot developed to assist patients who requires urgent assessment in dangerous environments | (58) |
SHUYU | Public safety | Temperature monitoring | Automatic system for temperature screening in outdoor environments | (168) |
LightStrike | Public safety | Disinfection | Autonomous robot for fast and effective disinfection of health care facilities using UV light | (169) |
senseFly eBee | Public safety | Reconnaissance | Drones used to figure out where human beings and macaques are possible to interact | (72) |
HelpMate | Laboratory and supply chain automation | Delivery and logistics | Automated robotic system to transport small-size cargos between hospital departments | (82) |
Pathfinder | Laboratory and supply chain automation | Delivery and logistics | Autonomous transportation of material in hospitals with simultaneous localization, navigation, and mapping | (84) |
SpeciMinder | Laboratory and supply chain automation | Delivery and logistics | Autonomous handling of laboratory specimens in hospitals that can accelerate their speed of distribution | (83) |
eCobra 600 robot | Laboratory and supply chain automation | Manufacturing of medical supplies | OMRON’s smart robot used in the production line for developing rapid COVID-19 antibody tests | (91) |
TRINA | Out-of-hospital care | Home-based nursing | Teleoperated nursing-assistant robot; some nursing tasks can be automated | (109) |
RoNA | Out-of-hospital care | Home-based nursing | Carry people from a bed to a smart wheelchair equipped with autonomous navigation capabilities | (99) |
Mood Booster | Out-of-hospital care | Socially assistive robots | Personal assistant robot focusing on user’s mood by sensing the emotion through audio and visual sensors with AI techniques | (108) |
CuDDLer | Out-of-hospital care | Socially assistive robots | Robotic teddy bear to provide emotional and psychological support to people in isolation | (170) |