Remote Healthcare for the Elderly, Patients by Tele-Presence Robot

摘要

In modern life, while young generation are now busy with the lives, the elderly is being forgotten in home, hospital. With the developing of technology, there is no distance in communication, specifically, telepresence known as newly technology allows user to feel as if they were present, to give the appearance at the present to the other person or to attend the conference without being there by supporting of robotics, applying tele-presence for health services is an interesting field not only helping older feel alone no more but also providing care with much lowest paying for medical care in hospital, for medical purpose can be called Telemedicine. Although its limitations base on local Internet connection sometimes could be interrupted video transmission, with mobile robotic platform or autonomous control mode, robot is now easier moving indoor to help children, the old and disable in moving patients, to easily interact each other over the sea through HD touch screen when the relatives not being at the same location. Robot serves patient in daily works, reminds the work that needs to be done during the day like drinking drugs. As the one by one assistance, telemedicine is also roll of realtime translator to connect patient and the doctor over the sea without language knowledge, this robot ability is still in recommend to use in this project and continue upgrade in more than five languages worldwide in use. Robot can move around the house and avoid obstacles. Finally, tele-presence robot can automatic charge when the energy is low.