Indonesian village turns unwanted trash into Covid robot helper

Aseyanto operates the "Delta Robot", made from household items like pots, pans and an old television monitor, in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia. - Reuters

TEMBOK GEDE, Indonesia (Reuters): A home-made robot designed by Indonesian villagers and scientists for fun has found a new use during the pandemic - bringing food, and hopefully a smile, to self-isolating residents who have contracted Covid-19.

An eclectic assembly of household items like pots, pans and an old television monitor, it is now named the "Delta robot" in a nod to the highly contagious variant of the coronavirus that has ripped through Indonesia.