The Use of Robotics in Healthcare

Abstract

The present work aims, along the presented contents, to emphasize the use of robots within health, promoting assistance and assistance to health professionals, and highlighting which processes can be consolidated with the use of technology. The general objective of the research is to highlight the main aspects of the use of robotics in the health area, regarding the specific objectives, they are: to highlight the positive and negative aspects of the use of robotics in health; assess how health professionals use robots in their routines; present the researchers’ view on robotic procedures in health. In the methodological field, a literature review was carried out, highlighting some of the main concepts and addressing the vision of renowned authors on the process of inclusion of technology within health organizations. It can be concluded that technology promotes the understanding of relevant points so that treatments, processes and diagnoses are performed more effectively by health professionals.