疫的意思 机器人活跃在抗疫一线,成人类好帮手

机器人活跃在抗疫一线,成人类好帮手  

ROBOTS ARE OFTEN CAST in popular science fiction as the villains – soulless automatons that take over the world and enslave mankind. But with the onset of the global coronavirus pandemic
robots are increasingly being employed as helpers
taking on often dull
difficult and dangerous tasks and thus reducing humans' exposure to COVID-19.
Across the world
robotics panies are teaming with health care providers and government officials to develop technological solutions for dealing with the global health crisis. In China
robots with tank-like tread have rolled down streets spraying disinfectant. In at least one hospital in South Korea
robots are being used to check patients' temperatures and dispense hand sanitizer. In Tunisia
authorities have deployed robots to ensure people are obeying the lockdown.
In the United States
o of the principal ways in which robotic technology is being used to fight the pandemic are to disinfect hospital rooms and to act as a telemedicine portal
allowing doctors and health care workers to municate via video conference directly with patients without unnecessarily exposing themselves to the highly contagious virus.
在美国，机器人技术被用来抗击疫情的两个主要方式是给医院病房消毒和作为远程医疗平台，让医生和医护人员可以通过视频会议直接和病人交流，又可以避免接触到这种高传染性的病毒。
In Boston
doctors
researchers and robotics engineers have teamed up to bring a friendly
dog-like robot named Spot into Brigham and Women's Hospital
allowing doctors to interact with COVID-19 patients via telemedicine.
While other technology panies have built robots with built-in screens that serve as the doctor's stand-in in health care settings
what sets Spot apart is its four-legged design
which allows the robot to move about easily in different settings
such as the triage tent set up outside the hospital.
In March
at the onset of the pandemic
a coalition from the hospital
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Spot's manufacturer
robotics firm Boston Dynamics
began developing and testing the robot's design to enable Spot to interact with patients
thus reducing the exposure of frontline health care workers to the virus. In the place of a head
Spot has an iPad affixed to a stand
allowing doctors to conduct telemedicine sessions with their patients.
"Most people actually really like it
" says Dr. Peter Chai
an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist who serves as the hospital's chief investigator on the robot project.
Researchers are working to increase the robot's diagnostic abilities
enabling it to gauge the patient's temperature and measure his or her respiratory rate.
Chai predicts that hospitals will continue to find ways to use robots even after the coronavirus pandemic subsides
whether it be through delivering supplies to rooms or seeing patients with other contagious diseases.