Smart Medical Assistant Robot: A Contactless Solution For Monitoring Patient Health And Enforcing Pandemic Safety Measures

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical need for innovative solutions to minimize human contact while ensuring effective patient care and adherence to safety protocols. This study introduces a Smart Medical Assistant Robot designed to address key challenges in healthcare settings: maintaining social distancing, reducing reliance on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), and alleviating personnel shortages. The robot, powered by an Arduino Uno R3 microcontroller, integrates infrared, pulse, and temperature sensors to autonomously navigate hospital environments, monitor patient vitals (heart rate and body temperature), and transmit data wirelessly via a Wi-Fi module to healthcare providers’ devices. Notably, by automating routine health monitoring and enforcing pandemic safety measures, this contactless solution mitigates the risk of virus transmission and contributes to environmental sustainability and cost efficiency. Accordingly, the proposed system demonstrates significant potential in reducing COVID-19 cases and enhancing healthcare delivery in pandemic scenarios.