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Thursday, 30 July 2015

Dawn of the ROBO-NURSE: Toyota droid can fetch and carry medication, water and even the TV remote for patients


The Human Support Robot, shown above, has a single mechanical arm that can grasp and pick up objects like a TV remote control, bottles of water, medication and even carry family photographs to bed ridden patients. Engineers behind the technology hope it could be used to help disabled patients and the elderly in their homes
A robot that can fetch and carry could be used to help care for sick and elderly people in their own homes.
Toyota, the Japanese car manufacturer, has developed the Human Support Robot, or HSR for short, so it will pick up anything it is told to using a mechanical arm that can grasp objects.
The robot also have a suction cup to help it pick up smaller more delicate items, such as medication or single sheets of paper. Watch video below

Credit: Mail online


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