Panasonic robot HOSPI Rimo allows families who live far away from the hospital to virtually visit hospital patients. The HOSPI-Rimo basically functions as an intermediary that intends to ensure comfortable communication between people who have limited mobility with others.
But also, it will help a doctor who is in a separate room in the hospital, communication can take place as though it was face-to-face. The HOSPI-Rimo also does more than a video call style application, as it can deliver medication automatically, so chances are we’ll be seeing this in hospitals far more than in homes...
The japanese population is aging and by 2015, the country will have 5.69 million people in need of nursing care. Lifting a patient from a bed to a wheelchair is very difficult so the researchers have manufactured a robot to help out.
The RIBA II (Robot for Interactive Body Assistance) is a robot developed by the RIKEN research institute that can lift patients out of their wheelchairs, onto a bed, and back again.
Check out a video of RIBA in action
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