Monday, August 30, 2021

More than 50 robots are working at Singapore's high-tech hospital

Amazing stuff! Perhaps I need to visit a hospital again! 😄

"... Singapore already has the highest adoption rate of industrial robots anywhere in the world, with 9 per 100 workers -- but that is mostly in the electronics sector. ...
That's a big concern for small nations like Singapore. With the 65-and-over population expected to jump from 14% in 2019 to 25% in the next decade, the Lion City is particularly vulnerable to the "three tsunamis" in healthcare, ... an aging population, a shrinking workforce, and an increase in chronic disease. ...
Outside of the operating theaters, other robots clean, deliver linen or food, help with hospital maintenance, aid patient rehabilitation, and even assist with lifting patients back into bed, helping reduce the "back-breaking" work that human carers take on ..."

More than 50 robots are working at Singapore's high-tech hospital - CNN

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