The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Fotios Lygerakis
The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Akilesh Rajavenkatanarayanan
The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Christos Sevastopoulos
The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Harish Ram Nambiappan
The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Kodur Krishna Chaitanya
The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Ashwin Ramesh Babu
The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Joanne Mathew
The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
Fillia Makedon
The Heracleia Human Centered Computing Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
In recent years, with the current advancements in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), robots have the potential to support the field of healthcare. Robotic systems are often introduced in the care of the elderly, children, and persons with disabilities, in hospitals, in rehabilitation and walking assistance, and other healthcare situations. In this survey paper, the recent advances in robotic technology applied in the healthcare domain are discussed. The paper provides detailed information about state-of-the-art research in care, hospital, assistive, rehabilitation, and walking assisting robots. The paper also discusses the open challenges healthcare robots face to be integrated into our society.
