[AVBC 2025] Humanoid Robot (Dexie) solution for resource efficiency in SingHealth Community Hospitals (SCH)
Project Categories
Care Process & Redesign
Technology
Platform
Appropriate & Value-based Care Conference
Cluster
SingHealth
21 November 2025
To enhance rehabilitation services and optimize resource utilization through the implementation of an innovative humanoid. The humanoid robot-assisted therapy provides a potential scalable, sustainable solution for enhancing rehabilitation services in.
Year Submitted: 2025
Published Date: 21 November 2025
Tags: Care Process ＆ Redesign, Technology, Quality Improvement, Workflow Redesign, Productivity, Time Saving, Manhour Saving, Assistive Technology, Digitalisation, Automation, Robotics, Robotics/Autonomous Systems
About this Content
Aims
To enhance rehabilitation services and optimize resource utilization through the implementation of an innovative humanoid robot solution, Dexie.
Background
Community rehabilitation services face significant resource constraints in delivering consistent, engaging therapeutic interventions. Conventional group therapy sessions at SingHealth Community Hospitals operate with limited efficiency, often resulting in limited patient engagement.
Methods
A two-phase pilot study was conducted between January and March 2025, involving 20 patients at SingHealth Community Hospitals. The humanoid robot was programmed to deliver structured therapeutic interventions including psychomotor exercises, sing-along sessions, cognitive games, and dementia-friendly conversations.
Results
The implementation demonstrated significant improvements across multiple domains. Patient engagement metrics showed a 28% increase in exercise participation and a 35% improvement in games engagement. Manpower productivity increased by 25%, enabling one therapy assistant to effectively manage five patients within a 60-minute group session.
Conclusion
The humanoid robot-assisted therapy provides a potential scalable, sustainable solution for enhancing rehabilitation services in community hospitals, effectively addressing both operational efficiency and patient engagement challenges.
Lessons Learnt
The marked improvement in patient engagement can be linked to the novelty effect of human-robot interaction, consistent delivery of therapeutic activities, and the gamification of rehabilitation exercises.
Keywords
rehabilitation, humanoid robot, patient engagement, resource optimisation
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | SingHealth |
Organization(s) Involved | SingHealth Community Hospital |
Platform(s) | Appropriate & Value-based Care Conference |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Allied Health |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Rehabilitation Therapy |
Project Lead(s) | Tee Ah Ming |
Project Member(s) | Trecia Lim Yu Shan |
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Tee Ah Ming - tee.ah.ming@singhealthch.com.sg (opens in new tab)