Author ORCID Identifier

Do Kyun David Kim: 0000-0002-4117-2189

Gary L. Kreps: 0000-0001-5980-129X

Rukhsana Ahmed: 0000-0003-0381-4491

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Article

Publication Date

2021

DOI

10.30658/hmc.3.5

Abstract

As humanoid robot technology, anthropomorphized by artificial intelligence (AI), has rapidly advanced to introduce more human-resembling automated robots that can communicate, interact, and work like humans, we have begun to expect active interactions with Humanoid AI Robots (HAIRs) in the near future. Coupled with the HAIR technology development, the COVID-19 pandemic triggered our interest in using health care robots with many substantial advantages that overcome critical human vulnerabilities against the strong infectious COVID-19 virus. Recognizing the tremendous potential for the active application of HAIRs, this article explores feasible ways to implement HAIRs in health care and patient services and suggests recommendations for strategically developing and diffusing autonomous HAIRs in health care facilities. While discussing the integration of HAIRs into health care, this article points out some important ethical concerns that should be addressed for implementing HAIRs for health care services.

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This is the publisher's PDF. The version of record can be found here: Kim, D. D., Kreps, G. L., & Ahmed, R. (2021). Communicative development and diffusion of humanoid AI robots for the post-pandemic health care system. Human-Machine Communication, 3, 65-82. https://doi.org/10.30658/hmc.3.5

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