Low-Cost Midget Robot to Aid Viral Infectious Diseases: Shiv, A Robot for Med Field

ABSTRACT

Robots are performing notified roles in many areas since a last decade that are crucial to human researches. They are assisting us in the fields where we require attentive calculations, close observations, and most importantly visiting the places and environments which are difficult for humans to access. Considering the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic in which number of patients is increasing at an alarming rate globally which in turn building huge difficulties on health care workers and doctors. Every individual including the savers are at high risk of getting infected and even death. The total number of healthcare workers in several areas around the globe is considerably low over total infected patients. In this regard, we have developed Shiv A Robot for Med Field to assist and reduce the work pressure on our healthcare workers. Shiv is commenced to provide an effective low-cost small sized robot backing to hospitals and quarantine zones for performing critical tasks. It can also contrive to assist individuals who are alone at homes with the support of associated doctors. The robot can visit infected patients thrice a day in order to take note of patient's vitals and to provide them with medicines and food items. Shiv is fitted with heartbeat sensor, temperature sensor, sanitization system, networking modules, high speed memory and a 360 camera for virtual interaction of the patient with the doctors and his family as well. The testing of robot on quoted tasks has been accomplished and compatibility check with updated hardware is performed routinely to make it reliable for real life situations. The development Django database synchronization system and an AI based module for playing hymns and music as per the patient's frame of mind are still in progress. © 2021 IEEE.