COVID-19 has created unprecedented changes across the world in everyone’s personal and professional lives. While frontline healthcare workers have sacrificed so much to keep the rest of us safe, the robotics industry has risen to the challenge of helping healthcare workers and governments in ensuring safety for all of us. Here are a few ways in which robotics has been innovatively used in India during the pandemic.

A startup has developed technology that allows drones to monitor a large area of a hotspot location to help the police to maintain social distancing and other regulations. They deploy 30-50 drones in a given location and use live imaging and computer vision to identify any lapse in rule-following by the public. This is especially handy in situations where the law enforcement departments have to keep safe while ensuring strict adherence to the rules.

A deep tech company has developed a highly accurate thermal scanning device that allows users to find a person’s temperature from 15 cms away. The device uses AI to scan the temperature without human interference. This has been used to densely populated zones to identify particular individuals who might be running a temperature. This has allowed our governments to implement a proactive system to detect symptomatic individuals.

Hospitals have started using state-of-the-art deep tech to repurpose old robots to help doctors and healthcare workers screen incoming patients. It records the temperature, oxygen levels and other important vitals of the patients without exposing doctors or nurses to people. It also collects and stores patient data and allows the patients to have a video conversation with doctors. This has truly reduced the exposure and workload for doctors who would otherwise be putting themselves at great risk.

In another usage of innovative technology, several hospitals used humanoids to carry screens that allowed patients to see and talk to their loved ones. This contributed to the upliftment of the spirit of several patients and was a welcome move in an otherwise gloomy experience. The robot also allowed nurses to place medicines on trays and would promptly deliver them to rightful patients. This reduced the exposure of healthcare workers to the virus.

The best innovations are born in the face of adversity and the robotics industry contributed effectively in mitigating several challenges faced by patients, doctors, healthcare workers and other frontline workers. At MCI Robotics, we take innovation to a whole new level to give life to your ambitions of the future. To know more about how we can help you build the next greatest technology, get in touch with us now.