Opportunities of Adopting AI-Powered Robotics to Tackle COVID-19

ABSTRACT

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has made a dire requirement for traditional and disruptive technologies to react to the flare-up across health and wellbeing areas, and technologies such as AI and robotics have been recognized as promising ways to tackle the current challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic has exhibited the solid capability of different advanced technologies that have been tried during the emergency. However, acceptability and adoptability of the latest technologies may face serious challenges due to potential conflicts with users' cultural, moral, and religious backgrounds. This paper discusses the current opportunities and challenges with respect to artificial intelligence (AI) powered robots to battle COVID-19. To diminish the danger of contamination and infection, the opportunities must be utilized during this pandemic for a better future. More deliberate measures ought to be executed to guarantee that future robotic health initiatives will have a greater impact on the pandemic and meet the most key needs to facilitate the life of individuals who are at the forefront of the crisis. © 2021 IEEE.