Engineers at Georgia Tech are developing a health care robot for home use . The robot can open doors and retrieve items such as a bottle of pills or a cell phone . It could assist patients with ALS , also known as Lou Gehrig 's disease . A robot with those skills could provide some independence for patients with motor impairments and a respite for caregivers . Such health care robots may be commercially available in less than 10 years .
Engineers at Georgia Tech are developing a health care robot for home use . The robot can open doors and retrieve items such as a bottle of pills or a cell phone . It could assist patients with ALS , also known as Lou Gehrig 's disease . Such health care robots may be commercially available in less than 10 years .