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Abstract
This paper examines the increasing integration of robotics across healthcare for applications ranging from pharmaceutical production to surgical assistance. As automation continues advancing, thoughtful oversight is required to optimize safety, effectiveness, and ethical use. Evidence-based policies must proactively shape development to maximize societal benefit. If guided prudently, collaborative human-robot healthcare may usher an era of improved access, quality, and discovery transcending current constraints. Achieving this optimal outcome, however, requires informed public discourse to integrate emerging technologies optimally. By engaging with medical robotics progress, it is possible to gain the foresight needed to harness these technologies for the common good.
The Implications of Robots in Healthcare
Since time immemorial, healthcare has been the sole purview of human practitioners, but things are changing and robots are increasingly assuming this vitally important role (Oborn et al., 2011). Indeed, robots are already performing life-saving surgeries and it is reasonable to suggest that their use will continue to increase in the future. To evaluate the potential effects of these trends, the purpose of this paper is to assess the implications of robots in healthcare in the U.S. for the foreseeable future, followed by a summary of the research and significant findings in the conclusion.
Review and Evaluation
Today, most people are fascinated by robots and their potential to benefit humankind, but many are also concerned about a SkyNet eventuality where robots become sentient and try to rule the world. Notwithstanding this possibility, the reality at present is that robots are clearly here to stay and their use in a wide array of healthcare settings is becoming commonplace (Oborn et al., 2011). In sum, robots are increasingly being used in...…can thoughtfully adapt to leverage automation while addressing risks (Mesko, 2016). If guided prudently, collaborative human-robot healthcare could lead to breakthroughs that transcend current limitations. Oversight and planning, though, are essential to ensure emerging technologies like healthcare robotics are harnessed optimally for society (Mesko, 2016).
Conclusion
While no technology is without risks, the diligent co-development of responsible governance alongside scientific innovation can help ensure robots benefit medicine and society. If guided by proactive, evidence-based policies, collaborative human-robot healthcare may usher in a new era of improved access, quality, and discovery that transcends current constraints. By staying engaged with the progress of medical robotics, it is possible to develop the foresight to integrate this emerging technology to its fullest potential. On a final note, robots do not judge and people who might be reluctant to share embarrassing information with a human practitioner…
References
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Mesko, B. (2016, August 12). Robotics in Healthcare — Get Ready! LinkedIn. Retrieved from https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/robotics-healthcare-get-ready-bertalan-mesk%C3%B3-md-phd.
Oborn, E. et al. (2011, January). Robots and service innovation in health care. Journal of Health Services Research Policy, 16(1):46-50.
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