A robot called Quintin is one of the latest interventions helping specialist doctors make ward rounds safer during South Africa’s Covid-19 pandemic.

Intensive-care specialists at Tygerberg hospital, Cape Town, have called on the uniquely skilled Quintin, who can’t catch the coronavirus, to broadcast ward rounds on Covid-19 patients as well as reduce the risk of his peer specialists catching the disease or spreading it themselves.

The robot has been “employed” to help the specialists do virtual ward rounds – which can be done even from home. So if a doctor is in isolation, but well enough to work, they can still provide medical advice.

If any of the specialists gets the virus and is unable to physically go to work, we will be able to function remotely using the robot, from a phone or a laptop.

Quintin looks like a computer tablet attached to a Segway. Made by robotics company Double Robotics, it stays upright using gyroscope and accelerometer sensors in its base. The robot is controlled remotely by desktop, tablet or smartphone. It communicates between patient and doctor through a microphone and a zoom function and can relay vital signs of highly infectious patients.

https://www.businessinsider.co.za/meet-quintin-the-robot-whos-helping-tygerberg-doctors-make-ward-rounds-safer-during-covid-19-2020-4

Good initiative.

Even after all these corona wahala end I am sure our hospitals wouldn't have this. If them go budget billions for Aso Clinic and yet panadol no de, wetin go be the faith of other hospitals especially those ones in rural areas? Very wicked people ruling us, if to say na poor people this virus de catch dem for don japa leave us since but thank God e no go reach our side or our loved ones.

Dem no wan share money, but by His Grace we no go die. Stay Home, Stay Safe

Is that tiny black pole the helper robot? Good initiative though.

Oharina:
Is that tiny black pole the helper robot? Good initiative though.

Well, it doesn't need to bulk up because in this case it self-drives indoors in crowded hospital environments, as opposed to being outdoors battling tough terrain.

Where's the Giant of Africa when you need them ? Lol

This is what tech is all about - making life better.

Russia is now feeling the heat too.

Good initiative

It should be rolled out nationwide.

WannaHowzit:

It should be rolled out nationwide.

Indeed.

Serious people

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