It has arrived on the market since November 2013: the robot-nurse. If its HD screen displays a broad smile, its marketing would on the other hand rather cringe. After the robot that takes blood samples, does this new invention embody the future of the medical world or its programmed dehumanization?

First set up and studied in one of the hospitals, robot nurse was able to convince the healthcare staff in this country. Despite his significant weight (120 kg), he was able to make himself appreciated by his "colleagues" by relieving them of certain tedious tasks. He knows how to manage the scheduling of medication distribution at fixed times by handing them off to the nurses. Better yet, a model would wash the patient's hair semi-automatically. The process of Robot nursing works here.

Robot nurse is very appreciable saving of time for the nurses who admit to having thus been relieved of various thankless tasks thanks to these assistants; they could therefore better fulfill their roles of care and supervision with the sick.

The main and his robotic prototype comrades would be medical assistants sometimes even more patient than nurses: they do not hesitate, for example, to repeat tirelessly and as many times as necessary the recommendations and prescriptions made to patients, unlike to nursing staff, unfortunately too often overwhelmed. However, staff specifies that they do not believe that robots will one day replace doctors and nurses.

If technology has provided many medical services, especially in the field of surgery, should we consider that we can respond to a continuous overload of responsibilities and work of hospital staff by offering them a cluster of integrated circuits. Could a cruel lack of manpower caused by disenchantment with the nursing profession be answered by a robotic service?

The robot nurse has her dignity, her need for listening and reassurance, the magic of a smile, a compassionate look, an outstretched hand. Let us not forget that nursing care indeed derives from two sides of the concept of care: treating illness, and caring for the person.

Surgical robots have made a place for themselves in the operating theater and can be used in two ways. Tele-surgery allows a doctor to control them remotely, a feature particularly useful in remote areas, but he can also use them for microsurgery. Using a camera with a three-dimensional magnification capacity of around 10 times compared to the naked eye, the doctor can see all the details of the area to be operated on perfectly. In addition, the robot's instruments are small, vibration-free and highly mobile, allowing precision work. The nerves and blood vessels are thus spared and operations are less invasive, resulting in remission faster. Digital technology can improve the quality of care while limiting costs: a financial benefit for both health insurance and the patient. 

Not only robots can help perform operations in hospitals, but they can also provide reception, distribution of meals, etc. Robots are also fully exploited in more than a hundred nursing homes.

The Wonder projectimec is part of this framework: with the humanoid robot Zora, it intends to offer automated interactive support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for personalized care for patients suffering from dementia. On the one hand, the objective of the project is to detect behavioral disorders in residents fully automatically. On the other hand, he studies Zora's ability to move semi-autonomously and interact with residents to support nurses and caregivers in their work. For STI vs. STD differences you can now choose if you need this kind of care or not.

The start-up No Isolation has developed a small “telepresence” robot so that long-term sick children feel less alone and offer them the possibility of participating in the daily classroom. As of January 2019, more than 850 children and young people aged 6 to 25 are actively using the system in a number of European countries. 

We can see the growing use of robots in pharmacies at the annual Pharmanology trade fair, where the offer grows year after year of custom multifunction robots, equipped with bidirectional and silent multipicking grippers, etc. In addition, the robot can act as an extension of the pharmacy, allowing the client or patient to remove an over-the-counter pacifier or pain reliever from the wall after closing hours. 

According to expert, human and robot can function perfectly side by side and reinforce each other in the care sector, but a robot will never replace human contact. Despite its higher cost than a robot, a nurse always brings added value. We must at all costs be vigilant about an anonymous care sector, devoid of human contact