A Multifunctional Robot for COVID-19 Hospital

Abstract

A technology known as a multifunctional robot allows the COVID-19 hospital to assist with the delivery of meals, healthcare, temperature monitoring and other tasks for COVID-positive patients without requiring additional labour from frontline staff or medical professionals. Everyone has a significant chance of contracting the virus. Therefore, a multifunctional robot can reduce the amount of time that patients and frontline employees or medical professionals spend interacting. Using a transmitter or remote, the user may operate the robot. The robot’s main duties involve travelling, delivering meals and remotely tracking patients’ vital signs, such as temperatures, without physically interacting with the patient. The robot also features an IP web camera that can send live footage of the patient. Additionally, it will make it easier for anyone to follow hospital guidelines and operate the robot. The authors used four motors with specific wheels connected to drive the robot from one location to another. A microcontroller can control these motors using an radio frequency (RF) wireless connection module. The robot can support a weight between 5 and 10 kg because it is strong enough to do so. Furthermore, as family members are not allowed to spend time with patients in the COVID ward, patients can communicate with their relatives. In this configuration, the transmitter component acts as the controller, while the robot itself acts as the slave. The adaptable robot offers several advantages because it utilises inexpensive innovation, requires minimal upkeep, is simple to use, can be quickly set up and has the ability to observe.