Fujita Medical University, located in Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture, has installed a new robot-based testing system to check the accuracy of testing in order to significantly increase the number of PCR tests for the new coronavirus while reducing the burden on medical staff. We have started a demonstration experiment.
This PCR test system was developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and was installed in a container about 12 meters long on the premises of Fujita Medical University.
With the new system, all you have to do is place the sample collected from the patient in the receiving port, and the robot will automatically perform all the analysis. It means that 2500 inspections can be performed.
It is also possible to move the container as it is and operate it in another location. At the university, we are planning to start full-scale operation by the end of this month after conducting a demonstration experiment to confirm the accuracy of the inspection.
When the operation starts, it is possible to perform a maximum of 4000 tests a day, including the conventional system, and Yukio Yuzawa, director of Fujita Medical University, said, "By making full use of high-performance robots, the burden on medical staff will be increased. We hope to reduce the risk of infection. "