Chinese company debuts robot for ‘one-stop’ Covid-19 testing

The device looks like a vending machine and can produce PCR test results in 45 minutes. The robots could ease pressure on medical workers overwhelmed by routine Covid-19 screening, according to engineer. — SCMP

A Chinese company says it has developed a robot that can perform Covid-19 testing with unprecedented speed and efficiency.

The robot, which made its debut at the World Robot Conference 2022 in Beijing on Thursday, looks like a vending machine and provides accurate polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results without the need for a laboratory.