Allison M. Okamura|Maja Matari?|Henrik I. Christensen
Medical and Health-Care Robotics
University of Southern California|Georgia Institute of Technology
contrast industrial robots first developed 50 years ago automate dirty dull dangerous tasks todays medical healthcare robots designed entirely different environments tasksthose involve direct interaction human users surgical theater rehabilitation center family room commercial research interest medical healthcare robotics seen substantial growth last decade telerobotic systems routinely used perform surgery resulting shorter recovery times reliable outcomes procedures robotic rehabilitation systems successfully delivering physical occupational therapy enabling greater intensity treatment continuously adaptable patients needs socially assistive robotic sar systems developed inclinic inhome use physical cognitive socialexercise coaching monitoring technological advances robotics potential stimulate development new treatments wide variety diseases disorders improve standard accessibility care enhance patients health outcomes aim article propose important capabilities technical achievements medical healthcare robotics needed improve human health wellbeing describe application areas societal drivers motivating scenarios desired system capabilities fundamental research areas considered design medical healthcare robots