RoboDoc: how India’s robots are taking on Covid patient care
by Kalpana Sunder from Technology | The Guardian on (#5B421)
The pandemic has spurred on robotics companies building machines to perform tasks in hospitals and other industries
Standing just 5ft tall, Mitra navigates around the hospital wards, guided by facial recognition technology and with a chest-mounted tablet that allows patients and their loved ones to see each other.
Developed in recent years by the Bengaluru startup Invento Robotics, Mitra costs around $13,600 (10,000) and - due to the reduced risk of infection to doctors - has become hugely popular in Indian hospitals during the pandemic.
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