New robots treat Italian patients so doctors can keep their distance

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Help has finally arrived at the Circolo hospital in Varese, on the frontline dealing with enormous numbers of patients in the area hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. And it has come in the form of six robots. The child-size machines, with large blinking eyes, work in some of the most infectious wards. One of them has been named Tommy after the son of the head of the intensive care unit. "Using my abilities medical staff can be in touch with the patients without direct contact," Tommy the robot explained. The northern region of Lombardy, centered on the financial capital Milan, has accounted for 43% of Italy's...

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