Patient monitoring system with robots

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I am an intensive care specialist working in Spain. We have many patients with COVID19 in individual rooms on the general ward . Due to low staffing level and other factors, we cannot monitor them as they situation would need. After an unfortunate incident, I cannot afford any more of it to happen. It is unbearable.

I need a cheap, robust and flexible solution. I have no ideas about robotics but I know my needs: a simple terrestrial dron with two way communication system (visual and hearing), long battery time, automatic recharge function, reliable and easy piloting from a centre station by a non-expert person. It also should have enough space to attach a inalambric pulsoximetry (no measure and register oxigen level in those patients who still can place their finger on/in a device to check their oxygen level). If it can take a bottle of water and some pills to the bedside, it would be fantastic.

I have even seen some models with flexible arms which can be used to pick up or handle over items.

It would save lifes…of patients already sick…and of stuff preventing their unnecessary exposure to the virus.

Please, help me!

All the best,

Norbert Kovács

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Hello @Bruno1516 and welcome to the RobotShop community!

First of all, let me say thanks to you and all of the healthcare workers who are constantly putting yourselves at risk to provide care to your patients.

Many establishments are turning to robots to perform different tasks to prevent people’s exposure to the virus (https://community.robotshop.com/blog/show/how-robots-are-helping-take-on-coronavirus). Unfortunately, most of these robotic platforms are not the most economical, however, there are some solutions that may help in this unfortunate situation such as telepresence robots. Some of these meet the communication, battery and piloting requirements you mentioned and some could allow attaching devices or structures to transport water and pills, however, they do not have flexible arms to pick up items, but that could be achieved by robotic manipulators.

I hope this information can help

Keep up the good work!