To control the spread of infection among doctors and minimise frequent contact with covid-19 patients, hospitals across the world have been turning to robotics.
AIIMS, Delhi has decided to test a 92cm tall robot called Humanoid ELF in the covid-19 wards. The robot can move autonomously and travel at speed of 2.9kmph.
It can record all activities using in-built 3D and HD cameras, enable doctors and nurses to interact with patients remotely and also facilitate communication between patients and their friends and family members via its 10-inch screen.
Developed by homegrown robotics company Milagrow, the humanoid robot uses LIDAR (light detection and ranging) and SLAM (simultaneous localisation and mapping) technologies to detect objects in