Could robots save us from the coronavirus pandemic?

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  • Researchers have developed robots capable of providing patient updates to doctors autonomously using existing hardware. 
  • Using special sensors, the robots can take temperature and even measure blood oxygen content without touching the patient.
  • These robots could work in place of doctors and nurses, reducing the chances of transmission.

Post-apocalyptic science fiction flicks love to paint a picture of a future where mankind's own creations end up enslaving us. It's almost always robots that got too smart for their own good (or, I guess, for our good) and decided they'd do a better job of running the planet. Somewhere down the road, it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility, but for now, they sure do seem to be helping.

As MIT News reports, a new study examines the potential usefulness of semi-autonomous robots in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. More specifically, robots that already exist today could prove useful as contact-free medical tools that can monitor a patient or screen for signs of illness without risking a human in the process.

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