Robots are now greeting coronavirus patients in Japan

[Yoni Heisler]

• Some hotels in Japan are now being used to house patients experiencing mild coronavirus symptoms.
• Patients arriving at one such hotel in Tokyo are being greeted by a robot named Pepper that, in addition to offering up pleasantries, can also provide guests with simple directions.
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With many hospitals operating at or near capacity on account of the coronavirus, we've seen some interesting approaches to dealing with patients who either have light corona symptoms or who need medical care for other reasons.

Just a few weeks ago, for example, New York City brought in a floating hospital called the U.S.N.S comfort to help treat patients suffering from ailments outside of the coronavirus. It was an interesting idea, but the ship didn't prove to be as useful as anticipated and was only docked for about four weeks before departing.

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