SUTD Startup Lionsbot cleaning robot engaged by Alexandra Hospital

SINGAPORE —  Some patients at Alexandra Hospital suspected or confirmed to have Covid-19 infection are soon set to receive their meals and medication from a robot. A second robot is being deployed to clean and chats with patients in four languages, as well as Singlish.By the end of this month, one robot, called BeamPro, will begin making its rounds in the hospital’s two isolation wards, a hospital spokesperson said on Wednesday (March 4).

Details of the use of the robot technology were outlined in the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) Committee of Supply debate on Thursday.Alexandra Hospital has only one confirmed case of Covid-19, which the MOH identified as Case 74, who remains in stable condition after being admitted on Feb 15. Another 14 suspected cases are in isolation at the hospital, the hospital spokesperson said at the media briefing on Wednesday.

BeamPro had been housed at the hospital’s Centre for Innovation in Healthcare for over three months before the Covid-19 outbreak, but trials for its use began just two weeks ago. BeamPro makes it possible for patients to be inspected remotely while being isolated, the spokesperson said.

“The Covid-19 situation is an opportunity for us to accelerate healthcare transformation. With Covid-19 there was a great opportunity to launch the telepresence robot,”

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