The dynamics around the Healthcare robotics are increasingly exciting. From Robotic surgery that increases accuracy and minimizes the chances of error, to Robots that allow doctors to work more productively by assisting many complicated and difficult procedures that require extremely high skill and precision during the operation; it is obvious that, we are now witnessing to the takeoff of the healthcare robotics.
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Technavio analysts expect the global healthcare robotics
market to exceed
USD 6 billion in 2019, growing at a CAGR of over 12%.
One can observe the increasing
use of robotic surgery in areas such as orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery,
urology, and cardiology.
According to Bharath
Kanniappan, a lead research analyst at Technavio for robotics, “Healthcare Robotics are also used in rehabilitation and healthcare
functions such as food service, medication distribution, infection control, and
diagnosis of patients. They can reduce labor costs, add operational
efficiencies, increase precision, offer better clinical outcomes, and replace
human assistance in critical conditions.”
Advanced countries such as the
US, the UK, and Japan have actively supported the introduction of healthcare
robotic systems by offering robots to older people; nursing assistants and
companions for personal care.
According to Technavio, in developing
countries such as India and China, governments are providing subsidies for
installing and implementing robots in the healthcare sector so as to increase
accuracy, efficiency and cost effectiveness.
Many healthcare centers are
investing in robotics to minimize their costs in the long run. The workforce
shortage in the healthcare sector is another driver for the healthcare robotics
market, and several robotic companies have developed robots to make up for the
shortage.