With Egypt facing a second coronavirus wave, an inventor is trialing a remote-control robot that 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.
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.
His robot, which has a human-like face and head and arms, can take blood tests, perform echocardiograms and X-rays, and display the results to patients on a screen attached to its chest.
