Tommy the robot nurse helps keep Italy doctors safe from coronavirus
Publication/Creation Date
April 1 2020Description
VARESE, Italy (Reuters) - He doesn’t wear a mask but he is helping save lives from coronavirus just the same. Meet Tommy, the robot nurse.
Tommy is one of six new robots helping flesh-and-blood doctors and nurses care for coronavirus patients at the Circolo Hospital in Varese, a city in the northern Lombardy region that is the epicenter of the outbreak in Italy.Technology Keywords
Robotics,
Humanoid Robots,
Robot Nurses,
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI),
Autonomous Mobile Robots,
Touchscreen Displays,
Cameras,
Telepresence,
Video Messages,
Remote Monitoring,
Remote Patient MonitoringKeywords
Healthcare,
Medical,
Public Health,
Hospitals,
Patients,
Doctors,
Safety,
Communication,
Vital Signs,
COVID-19,
Pandemic,
Work,
ItalySource
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-robots/tommy-the-robot-nurse-helps-keep-italy-doctors-safe-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J67Y
Date archived
April 29 2020Last edited
December 7 2020