For humans to truly appreciate robotic technology, humans must understand the interaction between a robot and its environment. A robot can physically interact with the environment by the sequential execution by achieving a suitable contact configuration, and the subsequent motion required by the task or its environment. The behavior of a robot is governed by the fundamental triangle of robot-environment interaction, namely, robot, task, and environment (Nehmzow and Walker). Social science or ethnography can be used to investigate a robot’s interactions with its owners or the public. Understanding the social dimensions of human experiences can be used as an interdisciplinary method to program robots (Lin). The structural similarities in hospitals like the layout of rooms, the layout of the supply room, and the particular type of supplies and equipment are considered while developing a set of artificial intelligence algorithms to navigate and adapt to objects and the surroundings in the hospital environment. Therefore, hospitals can utilize these robots for purposes like locating and obtaining supply, equipment, nutrition, linen, labs, and pharmaceuticals (Clipper et al.).
Fundamental Triangle of Robot–Environment Interaction (Nehmzow and Walker)
Robots can Adapt to Their Environment (a) warehouse logistics, (b) grocery store inventory management, (c) building security, and (d) hotel floor cleaning (Clipper et al.).