HOSPITAL CARE ASSISTIVE ROBOTIC DEVICE (HCARD)

April 30, 2020

Durgapur-based CSIR lab, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute has developed Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device (HCARD) which can help frontline health care workers in maintaining physical distance from those infected by corona virus.

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HCARD could be effective for frontline health care officials dealing with COVID-19 patients in delivering services while maintaining mandatory physical distancing.
This robot can be controlled and monitored by a nursing booth with a Control Station having such features as navigation, drawer activation for providing medicines and food to patients, sample collection and audio-visual communication.
The cost of this device is less than five lakh rupees and the weight is less than 80 kilograms.

Source : All India Radio

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