The Townsville Hospital in Australia has begun a five-week trial in which a Pepper robot, developed by SoftBank Robotics, interacts with patients, visitors and staff, to assess how useful and acceptable robots would be in a clinical situation. In the trial, patients will wear an exoskeleton that is controlled remotely from their smartphone.
The Townsville Hospital in Australia has begun a five-week trial in which a Pepper robot, developed by SoftBank Robotics, interacts with patients, visitors and staff, to assess how useful and acceptable robots would be in a clinical situation. The trial is a joint scheme between the ARC Centre of Excellence in Robotic Vision at Queensland University of Technology, James Cook University, and the Queensland Government.