Centre for Personal Care Robotics in Primary Healthcare CSR Project

Centre for Personal Care Robotics

Objective

• We plan to develop robotic systems that can be deployed at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the country to serve a large section of the population at once.

Description

• PHCs, in general, often have a fairly large number of patients waiting for medical assistance. Further, there are over 10,000 PHCs in the country that operate 24 x 7. The location of many PHCs is such that there are safety issues associated with presence of humans (nursing staff for example) all the time. Also, it would be valuable to develop systems that can cater to multiple individuals who visit PHCs during different times of the day., The centre will execute various projects that take advantage of recent developments in machine learning and sensor technology. The tasks for which robotic systems will be developed are determined by needs of PHCs.

Impact

• We expect that the presence of robotic systems would encourage the public to utilize the services of the PHCs more than before., The introduction of automation, we hope, will enhance the efficiency of the operations and reduce the waiting period for patients., Early efforts to treat an illness will lead to enhancement of the quality of life for the poor., A number of robotic products may also be suitable for homes and can be provided by the government at no cost (or at a subsidized price).