Where have robots been helping out during COVID-19?

Hospitals in Texas have been getting a helping hand from some autonomous robots as they battle the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. The Moxi bots, created by Diligent Robotics, have been present in the hospitals for the past two years. But in the last month or so they have really shown their usefulness.

Each Moxi bot is fully autonomous, meaning it can make its way around the hospital without requiring assistance or guidance. They were designed to take supplies to and from individual patient rooms, thus giving health-care workers more time to focus on patients. The robots also reduce the risks of spreading infection because they can sanitize themselves as often as the need to using ultraviolet light.

Diligent Robotics announced at the end of last month an additional $10 million in funding to respond to the coronavirus crisis.