Introducing a robot that patrols the hospital room Preventing nosocomial infection of the new corona 21:45, September 7, Fukui
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While the challenge of preventing nosocomial infections with the new coronavirus is an issue, hospitals in Fukui City have introduced a system that allows doctors and nurses to travel without entering the hospital room by using robots.
The robot was introduced at the Saiseikai Hospital in Fukui City.
The robot was developed by ANA Holdings, an airline company, and has a slender shape with a height of 1 meter and 50 centimeters, and is operated by a personal computer.
A screen with a camera and a microphone is attached to the upper part, and it is assumed that it will be used for patrols to check the patient's physical condition etc. on the 7th, training to move the robot to the side of the bed and talk with the patient across the screen Was done.
This hospital prohibits visits to inpatients due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and wants to use robots to interact with patients who come to visit us.
Mr. Masami Tanaka, a nurse who participated in the training, said, “Unlike telephone conversations, we could see each other's faces directly, which made us feel more secure.”
Dr. Daisuke Toya, director of Saiseikai Hospital in Fukui Prefecture, said, ``We think that robots are effective because they need a mechanism that reduces the feeling of sickness that patients feel and at the same time avoids people from entering the sickroom as much as possible.'' It was