Rise of robot care

By ANGELIN YEOH

Villagers at Tembok Gede, Indonesia, built Delta to deliver food to self-isolating Covid-19 patients. — AFP

As the healthcare industry continues to face tremendous challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic, some are turning to robots to ease their burden.

The robots’ duties vary from delivering food to patients to providing companionship, and here are the notable ones:

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