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Combating COVID-19—The role of robotics in managing public health and infectious diseases

Guang‐Zhong Yang, Bradley J. Nelson, Robin R. Murphy, Howie Choset, Henrik I. Christensen, Steven H. Collins, Paolo Dario, Koji Ikuta, Neil Jacobstein, Danica Kragić,

Science Robotics · 2020 · 568 citations · 2 references

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EngineeringInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesHuman-robot InteractionMedical RoboticsRoboticsHuman-robot Interaction In HealthcareInfectious Disease DetectionInfectious Disease PreventionInfectious Disease SurveillancePublic Health ResponseRobot SafetyDisease Outbreak ContainmentDisease Preparedness PlanningInfectious Disease ManagementInfectious Disease Outbreak Response PlanningPublic Health BenefitsPublic Health ProtectionRobotic Disease Detection

Abstract

COVID-19 may drive sustained research in robotics to address risks of infectious diseases.

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Public Health, Infectious Disease Control, Microbiology +16

First-in-human evaluation of a hand-held automated venipuncture device for rapid venous blood draws

Josh M. Leipheimer, Max L. Balter, Alvin I. Chen et al. · TECHNOLOGY · 2019 · 55 citations · Full text

Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Robotics Engineering +16