# The Deployment of Telepresence Robots in Emergency Rooms

- Link: https://sifsof.com/clinical-apps/the-deployment-of-telepresence-robot-sifrobot-1-0-in-emergency-rooms/
- Published: 2020-03-19T12:22:51+00:00
- Author: Developer

The famous movie I, Robot (2004)  is based on a collection of nine short stories
by science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in science-
fiction magazines between 1940 and 1950, the year that they were first published
together in book form.

 The events of the story take place in 2035, where highly intelligent robots fill
public service positions throughout the world. Given the latest research and technology
developments on artificial intelligence, this science-fiction novel turns out to
be embedding a futuristic vision that can be implemented in the very near future.

This is coming to be a non-fictional concept especially in the healthcare sector.
We have reached a stage where hearing the phrase “Dr. Robot” does not seem to be
something peculiar that we would hear in our future hospitals.

In Fact, the deployment of an artificially intelligent robotic medical staff would
not just be for the sake of demonstrating human high technological advancement. 
Actually, it is a need, especially in some delicate areas of a hospital such as 
emergency rooms (ER).

According to Mitch Wilkes, associate director of the Center for Intelligent Systems
and associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Vanderbilt University,
we will never hear stories of patients dying in the emergency room after excruciatingly
long waits if a staff of robots could help to accelerate the ER triage process. 

He wrote a paper that describes an ER waiting room administered by electronic kiosks(
like those at the airport) at the registration desk. A mobile robot or two might
monitor patients in the waiting room.

Some robots, such as[ SIFROBOT-1.0](https://sifsof.com/product/intelligent-telepresence-robot-sifrobot-1-0/),
can work as a registration assistant, capable of having some basic human-like conversations
with patients and gathering basic data including simple diagnostic data. [The telepresence robot: SIFROBOT-1.0](https://sifsof.com/product/intelligent-telepresence-robot-sifrobot-1-0/)
enables doctors to be virtually present next to their patients. They can ask what
the patient’s complaint is, where does it hurt, pain level and ask patients to measure
their own temperature then sends all the data to the clinical staff.

 The robot acts as a mobile smart kiosk, which consists of a sensitive touch screen,
high-definition cameras, a whole set of microphone and a loudspeaker. Most importantly,
the robot can process language and be commended through vocal instructions.

Another important feature is the video projector that the robot has. It grants doctors
the ability to remotely communicate with everyone in the emergency room, nurses 
or patients, without having the need to be physically present in the hospital.

Artificially intelligent robots are considered by many observers as the future technology
that might guarantee better healthcare service for patients with critical conditions
in ER waiting rooms. Since it boosts the workflow and assures fast labeling of patients
that helps doctors to decide which patient need to be prioritized and treated first.

Reference: [Intelligent Systems and Technologies in Rehabilitation Engineering.](https://books.google.tn/books?id=wQLR4ImBuqcC&pg=PP30&lpg=PP30&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false)

 * ![Professional Telepresence Robot Humanoid Design SIFBOT-4.2](https://sifsof.
   com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sifrobot-4.2-1-300x300.png)
 * ![Intelligent telepresence Healthcare Robot - SIFROBOT-1.1 With 1000 m² Navigation
   Area main pic](https://sifsof.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SIFROBOT-1.2-1000m
   ²-300x300.png)
 * ![Intelligent SIFROBOT-1.1](https://sifsof.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/SIFROBOT-
   1.1-200m²-300x300.png)

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