The novel coronavirus is making plain each day just how vulnerable we humans are to a brand new infectious disease. But humanity has an ally in robots.
, said medical robots could be useful in intensive care units where risk of contamination was a major worry.
Sending a remotely operated robot to interact with the patient instead could dramatically reduce that risk, Taylor said. After all, robots are immune to biological pathogens and can be efficiently disinfected with harsh chemicals. Not so for human beings.But doctors and health workers don’t necessarily want to stop having contact with their patients, even with the risks involved, said“The human contact part [of the job] is really important,” he said.
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