Thailand has 'ninja robots' monitoring COVID-19 patients - take a look
These robots were originally designed to monitor recovering stroke patients.
Engineering students at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok modified the medical robots to make them useful with patients who have COVID-19.
The robots can take patients' temperatures and protect the safety of healthcare workers by reducing interactions with sick people.
They're mounted on wheels to easily move around.
They also have a screen, allowing doctors to video chat with sick patients.
They are called ninja robots because of their black color.
Professor Viboon Sangveraphunsiri and his team have introduced the robots in four Thai hospitals already.
They have plans to send the ninja robots to 10 additional hospitals in Thailand.
The team is working on other versions of the robot that could be used to deliver food and medicine to sick patients....
...and to disinfect hospitals.
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