Child-Robot Interaction in Healthcare: Opportunities, challenges, and resolutions

摘要

Robots are increasingly permeating the healthcare system, but limited studies exist in the field of child-robot interaction in healthcare. Individual well-being is universally accepted as a major indicator of sustainable development. Well-being on a societal level fosters economic opportunities and positively impacts the stability of a nation economically, socially, and politically. Hence, a healthy nation is always said to be wealthy. The healthcare system is a major sector in every country that effectively promotes, restores, and maintains the health of its citizens. Healthcare systems service patients through preventative, rehabilitative, curative, and palliative care. These services are usually focused on promoting the physical, mental, and social well-being of every member of society. Therefore, the universal goal is to improve access to healthcare, increase the quality of healthcare delivered to the entire populace, and reduce medical cost and errors. Notably, this is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) to "ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 1."