Cobots: Understanding the implementation of collaborative robots in health and social care.

CoBots是一种创新的机器人，旨在与护理人员在共享工作空间内直接协作。CoBot中的传感器分析护理员的运动，因此通过支持良好的人体工程学、步态康复和增强肌肉力量来响应援助。它有助于避免护理人员非常费力且经常重复的工作，如转移病人和进行繁重的体力活动。虽然需要护理的老年人数量正在上升，但由于身体压力很大，愿意选择医护人员工作的人越来越少。CoBot旨在支持和减轻护理员的工作量。到目前为止，产生的证据主要是关于机器人外骨骼的工业应用。开展一项探索性研究将概述护理员目前在以用户为中心的CoBot设计方面的做法，并测试每名老年人使用一名护理员的可行性。这项研究提案还旨在帮助集中研究努力，以支持在更广泛的护理方案中大规模部署CoBot。总体而言，日常工作和具体任务所需的工作人员将减少。一些研究人员报告说，由于当前的可用性标准没有规定具体的安全评估方法，如何满足危险和风险分析的要求缺乏清晰度。还可以讨论CoBot的好处、风险和限制。

Collaborative robots in care, 'Cobots' are an innovative type of robots that are intended for direct collaboration with careworkers within a shared workspace. The sensors in the Cobot analyse the movement of the careworker and hence responds to assistance by supporting good ergonomics, gait rehabilitation and augmenting muscular strength. It helps in avoiding the very laborious and often repetitive work of careworkers like moving patients and undertaking strenuous physical activity. While the number of elderly people in need of care is rising, fewer people are willing to choose the healthcare worker job due to the high physical strain. Cobots are intended to support and relieve the workload of the careworkers. So far the evidence generated is mostly about the industrial use of robotic exoskeletons. Conducting an exploratory study will provide an overview of current practice among the careworkers regarding the user-centred design of Cobots and test the feasibility of using one carer per elderly. This research proposal also intends to help in focussing research efforts to support the large scale deployment of Cobots in a wider programme of care. Overall, less staff will be needed for routine work and specific tasks. Several researchers have reported a lack of clarity about how to bridge the requirements to meet hazard and risk analysis, as the current usability standards do not prescribe a specific safety assessment method. The benefits, risks, and limitations of Cobots can also be discussed.