Comparing Patient Simulation With a Humanoid Robot or a Human Actor in Terms of Training Success and Acceptance: Pilot Questionnaire Study

The simulations of the human actor in the video were judged to be more realistic overall than those of the humanoid robot as patient simulator. However, the differences between the simulation methods in relation to the result (diagnosis) were very small. The results of our pilot study show a good performance of the robot in the simulation of selected psychiatric patient cases. We conclude that a humanoid robot could be a useful addition to patient simulators in medical education and discuss future directions.