Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT-G) are developing two robots that can be deployed in isolation wards for COVID-19 infected cases for delivery of medicine and food to patients and for the collection of contagious waste.
The team from Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering departments of IIT-Guwahati believe that the move will reduce human intervention in isolation wards, news agency PTI reported.
“We are working on two robots – one for medicine and food delivery to isolation wards and the second robot will be specifically for toxic and contagious waste collection from isolation wards,” a team member told PTI.
“The prototypes will be ready within 14 days, following which a test run will be conducted at the institute hospital and Centre of Nanotechnology,” the team member added.
IIT-Guwahati is also in the process of setting up an advanced research centre and laboratory for COVID-19 analysis.
Inputs: PTI