Minimizing direct contact between healthcare workers and COVID-19 patients is vital for containment. In Wuhan, the outbreak's origin three months prior, a state-of-the-art field hospital in a repurposed sports center runs on full robotic service.
We first highlighted robots in the COVID-19 response with Promobot in New York's Times Square, delivering key epidemic information and guiding citizens via intelligent questionnaires on symptoms and doctor visits.
China has leveraged technologies like 5G, VR, drones, and robots to combat the virus—delivering meals and serving in restaurants to reduce human contact.
As reported by New Scientist on March 9, 2020, Wuhan's new field hospital features fully robotic service from CloudMinds robots, maximizing separation between staff and patients.
These robots deliver meals and drinks, disinfect facilities, and monitor patient temperatures—essential tasks in infection control.
This Wuhan innovation pairs with Beijing's breakthrough: Tsinghua University's Prof. Zheng's team developed a fully autonomous diagnostic robot (video at article end). Frontline staff must be protected, as they are essential to the COVID-19 fight; quarantines disrupt care.
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