Photo: RP-Vida – new robot, developed by In Touch Health in partnership with iRobot to build “the world’s most advanced and easy-to-use remote presence robot.” SOURCE In Touch Health
An important report to be added to our “Robots Replacing Humans” research archive. You medical workers out there should pay particular attention to this one. . . EDITOR
from PhysOrg January 25, 2013 by Nancy Owano.
(Phys.org)—The FDA has approved RP-VITA from iRobot and InTouch Health. This is an autonomous medical robot which will be able to make its rounds of hospital corridors in the U.S. within the next few months. The RP-VITA robot, to cost hospitals between $4,000 and $6,000 a month to operate, has the distinction of being an autonomous moving, telepresence robot that can allow doctors remotely to interact with their hospital patients. . . . Read Complete Report
from youtube uploaded by GerbilGod7 on Jul 24, 2012
