Engineers at Georgia Tech are developing a health care robot for home use . The company is working with the University of Washington to develop an autonomous robotic system that can perform tasks such as monitoring blood pressure and heart rate in patients who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. It took Norma Margeson a few minutes to learn to control the skinny metal robot . Robots 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 .
Engineers at Georgia Tech are developing a health care robot for home use . The company is working with the University of Washington to develop an autonomous robotic system that can perform tasks such as monitoring blood pressure and heart rate in patients who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. Robots 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 .