Boston Dynamics Sent dogs to Fight Against Epidemic

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Boston Dynamics said that after the New Coronavirus pandemic, they were often asked by hospitals whether robots could help medical staff and reduce the risk of exposure to the New Coronavirus. Therefore, they decided to send the robot dog to protect our medical staff. Not only did the robot dog be specially modified for this, but Boston Dynamics also announced that the hardware and software used by the medical robots they deploy will be open source and can be deployed on other mobile robot platforms.

Boston Dynamic Dog Assisted Telemedicine
Boston Power Dog Spot entered the Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard University this time. Its job is to help doctors diagnose and treat patients with suspected new coronary pneumonia remotely.


Boston Dynamics fitted the dog with a bracket and shell to fix the screen.

The robot dog just puts an iPad on its head, carries a walkie-talkie, and shuttles in a tent outside the hospital for suspected patients with the new corona allowing doctors to question patients remotely and obtain a preliminary temperature assessment. Boston Dynamics said that these jobs originally required up to 5 medical staff, and their infection risk was high. By using mobile robots, hospitals can reduce the number of medical staff on-site and save protective equipment. A robot dog worth as much as a luxury car, just do this? what about battery life? Isn't it difficult to scale applications? Boston Dynamics may also be aware of this problem. They said: No, the next step will be to increase the function of collecting vital signs information for the robot dog. For example, remote measurement of body temperature, respiratory rate, heart rate, and oxygen saturation.

In addition, by installing a UV-C ultraviolet disinfection lamp on the back of the robot dog, it can also undertake the work of killing. However, Boston Dynamics admits that these solutions are still in the early stages of development. In fact, the killing function has already been realized by a robot friend who has also landed on the Thunder Mountain Hospital. However, this friend is not cheap, the price is between $ 80,000 and $ 90,000.

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