“A robotic doctor that can be controlled hundreds of kilometres away by a human counterpart is gearing up for action.
Getting a check-up from a robot may sound like something from a sci-fi film, but scientists are closing in on this real-life scenario and have already tested a prototype.
“The robot at the remote site has different force, humidity and temperature sensors, all capturing information that a doctor would get when they are directly palpating (physically examining) a patient,” explains Professor Angelika Peer, a robotics researcher at the University of the West of England, UK….”
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