Leveraging Simulation and Virtual Reality for a Long Term Care Facility Service Robot During COVID-19

Emerging Trends in Realistic Robotic Simulations: A Comprehensive Systematic Literature Review

“…By relying on visual inputs from cameras, these functionalities enable robots to interact effectively with their environments. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) serve as the backbone for these tasks within modern robotics, with the You Only Look Once (YOLO) suite of algorithms emerging as particularly dominant [31], [62], [103]. The YOLO algorithms' efficiency in facilitating real-time processing has made them popular in robotic applications.…”

“…• Autonomous Wheelchair [24], [96]- [98] • Rescue and healthcare services in disaster scenarios [99] • Monitoring and visualisation of ROS data in healthcare [100] • Assistance for elderly people in healthcare settings [101] • Human-vehicle interaction in healthcare [68], [102] • Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) [31], [103] • Autonomous pedestrian following (following medical staff) [104] • Medication delivery and vital signs monitoring [105] Warehouse and logistics…”

“…They ensure that while a robot remains agile in its movements, it doesn't endanger its integrity or that of its environment. [116], ICP 3 + SVM 4 [132], 2D multi-SLAM [77], GMapping [87], [88], [105], FNN 5 [27], Visual-SLAM + RTAB-Map 6 [126], RTAB-Map [94], Cartographer [65], Monocular SLAM + RL [36], KimeraMulti [133] 2 -Object Detection YOLOv4 7 [62], [103], YOLOv3 [31], [59], [62], YOLOv2 [134], PointNet [135], CNN 8 [21], [23], [136], SVM [137], MobileNet [138], YOLOv2 + JPDA 9 + IMM 10 [139] 3 -Object Tracking…”

“…In the automotive realm, the push towards autonomous driving and complex path planning [2], [58], [60], [62], [65] epitomises the evolution of mobility, redefining our transportation paradigms. Meanwhile, the healthcare sector's diversification into autonomous wheelchairs, automation inside long-term care facilities, and medication delivery [24], [31], [96]- [98], [103], [105] underscores a compassionate application of technology aimed at enhancing human lives. The versatility of WMRs in sectors like "Warehouse and Logistics," "Agriculture," and "Rescue and Disaster Response" showcases the adaptability of AI methodologies.…”

“…This dominance can be attributed to its open-source nature, continuous community support, and modularity, as evidenced by its frequent pairing with RViz. Although Gazebo currently dominates, the data shows a noticeable increase in the use of game engines such as Unity [31], [68], [89], [94], [103], [124], [206] and Unreal Engine [3], [21], [52], [60], [62], [63], [79], [196]. The reason for the popularity of these engines is that they are capable of producing high-quality, real-time graphics rendering and contain easy-to-use machine learning tools.…”