Vadodara: Visible in pictures here are 2.5 and 1.5 service robots that can cater meal and medicines to the patients, measure temperature and can understand the instructions in Gujarati commands.

Another robot is Covid-19 screening robot, that can be deployed at the entrance of the ward, do thermal screening and give mask detection alert. It can also register presence of staff and stop unauthorized entries.

100 per cent ‘Make in India’ products, these robots do work using artificial intelligence. The robots can decide the path to reach particular patien and can change the path if there’s obstruction on the way.

Screening robot can also issue instructions such as ‘wear your mask’, ‘wash your hand’, ‘use sanitizer’ and ‘maintain social distance’.

The robots can work for round the clock. One-time charging of 2.5 hours, a robot can work for 8-9 hours.

SSG hospital Superintendent Rajiv Deveshwar said, ‘these robots received through CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) will be used in ICU and isolation wards.’

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