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Author:\u00a0Reuters\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
\nAfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> With Egypt facing a second coronavirus wave, an inventor is trialing a remote-control robot which can test for COVID-19, take the temperature of patients, and warn them if they don’t wear masks at a private hospital north of Cairo.<\/p>\n

Mahmoud el-Komy, who designed the robot, called Cira-03, says it can help limit exposure to infection and prevent the transmission of the virus.<\/p>\n

His creation, which has a human-like face and head and robotic arms, can take blood tests, perform echocardiograms and X-rays, and display the results to patients on a screen attached to its chest.<\/p>\n

“I tried to make the robot seem more human, so that the patient doesn’t fear it. So they don’t feel like a box is walking in on them,” he said.<\/p>\n

“There has been a positive response from patients. They saw the robot and weren’t afraid. On the contrary, there is more trust in this because the robot is more precise than humans.”<\/p>\n

Cira-03 tests a patient for coronavirus by cupping their chin and then extending an arm with a swab into their mouth.<\/p>\n

Abu Bakr El-Mihi, head of a private hospital where the robot is being tested, said they were using the robot to take the temperature of anyone suspected of having COVID-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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