Publication/Creation Date

April 1 2020

Creators/Contributors

Flavio Lo Scalzo (creator)

Description

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.

Augments

Communicating, Interacting, Speaking, Moving, Protecting, Preventing, Working, Treating, Saving

Technology Keywords

Robotics, Humanoid Robots, Robot Nurses, Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), Autonomous Mobile Robots, Touchscreen Displays, Cameras, Telepresence, Video Messages, Remote Monitoring, Remote Patient Monitoring

Keywords

Healthcare, Medical, Public Health, Hospitals, Patients, Doctors, Safety, Communication, Vital Signs, COVID-19, Pandemic, Work, Italy

Source

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-robots/tommy-the-robot-nurse-helps-keep-italy-doctors-safe-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN21J67Y