Could robots help during infectious disease outbreaks?

Could robots help during infectious disease outbreaks?

29 July 2020

An article published in Science Robotics is addressing this question. Researchers from Yale University found that assistive robots already helping in clinical care, logistics and surveillance, could also be used to sustain social distancing, to address mental health issues, to support in-home tutoring and help in economic recovery.

Link: https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/5/44/eabc9014/tab-pdf