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Received: 19 January 2023 | Revised: 28 April 2023 | Accepted: 28 April 2023

DOI: 10.37917/ijeee.19.2.16 Vol.19 | Issue 2 | December 2023

Open Access

Iraqi Journal for Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Review Article

Issues and Research Fields of Medical Robotics: A

Review

Sarah Sabeeh 1, Israa S. Al-Furati *2
1Computers Engineering Department, University of Basrah ,Basrah ,Iraq
2Electrical Engineering Department, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq

Correspondance
*Israa S. Al-Furati
Electrical Engineering Department
University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
Email: israa.sabri@uobasrah.edu.iq

Abstract
The goal for collaborative robots has always driven advancements in robotic technology, especially in the manufacturing
sector. However, this is not the case in service sectors, especially in the health sector. Thus, this lack of focus has now
opened more room for the design and development of service robots that can be used in the health sector to help patients
with ailments, cognitive problems, and disabilities. There is currently a global effort towards the development of new
products and the use of robotic medical devices and computer-assisted systems. However, the major problem has been the
lack of a thorough and systematic review of robotic research into disease and epidemiology, especially from a technology
perspective. Also, medical robots are increasingly being used in healthcare to perform a variety of functions that improve
patient care. This scoping review is aimed at discovering the types of robots used in healthcare and where they are
deployed. Moreover, the current study is an overview of various forms of robotic technology and its uses the healthcare
industry. The considered technologies are the products of a partnership between the healthcare sector and academia.
They demonstrate the research and testing that are necessary for the service of robot development before they can be
employed in practical applications and service scenarios. The discussion also focused on the upcoming research areas in
robotic systems as well as some important technologies necessary for human-robot collaboration, such as wireless sensor
networks, big data, and artificial intelligence.

Keywords
Robotics, Medical Robotics, Healthcare, WSN, and human-robot collaboration.

I. INTRODUCTION tion, and food robots. Zeng et al. [7] further analysed the use
of robots on the basis of the desired places, such as robots in
The use of service robots has improved considerably over communities, transportation, hospitals, airports, hotels, restau-
time in the industrial sector, while less attention has been given rants, recreation, attractions, and picturesque sites. These
to the technology in the healthcare industry due to the diffi- studies have offered a worthy summary of robotic advance-
culties in providing interpersonal care and the kind of service ments to date.
rendered in the sector, which is believed to have hampered the
invention of robots that can assist in patient care [1] [2] [3]. Numerous studies in the field of medical robots have fo-
Previously, researchers [2] [4] [5] provided a summary of cused on specialised medical robots for the improvement of
robotic applications during a pandemic. A study presented robot deployment in the medical sector as well as improving
by [6] classified robot use in healthcare as the receptionist, the outcome metrics following their utilization. Some of the
ambulance, nursing, telemedicine, surgical, serving, cleaning, specialised robot services in the medical sector include robotic
spraying/disinfesting, radiologist, outdoor delivery, rehabilita- wheelchairs [8] and robot nursing assistants [8] [9].

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Published by Iraqi Journal for Electrical and Electronic Engineering | College of Engineering, University of Basrah.

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