Lifeline Robotics: the robot for taking of dab from a mouth

2020: Release of the robot

At the beginning of June, 2020 the Danish researchers provided completely automated robot who can take dabs from a mouth for the analysis on COVID-19 coronavirus without participation of the person. It is supposed that such robot will be able to reduce risk of infection of medical specialists.

The device developed by Lifeline Robotics company by the beginning of June, 2020 passed all necessary clinical trials and already came to one of organizations of Denmark. By the end of month developers it is going to organize mass deliveries of the "robot tampon" designed to save health workers from potential risk when taking analyses.

The robot who takes dab on a coronavirus from a mouth without participation of the person is released

Professor of robotics from the Southern university of Denmark (his employees founded Lifeline Robotics company) Thiusius Rajeeth Savarimuthu undertook creation of the robot after the long conversations with medics. Since the beginning of a pandemic he was engaged only in this project.

Explained to Savarimouth the principle of operation of the new robot using advertizing video. When the patient shows the ID card, the robot prepares set for sampling, takes a sample using a tampon and places it in the container ready to testing. In video to Savarimouth represents the patient. Resting a chin against a plastic frame, it widely opens a mouth and allows the manipulator of the robot to take a sample using a tampon.

Developers explained that the robot uses artificial intelligence and special cameras to identify a throat of the patient and accurately to take dab. During taking of a sample the robot uses disposable 3D-printing parts. Researchers worked in cooperation with doctors of University hospital of Odense to provide the correct accomplishment of the procedure.

"We are sure that this robot will be in very high demand. We need instruments of the automated testing to protect themselves and those medics who are on a first line of fight", - the chief executive of Lifeline Robotics Soeren Stig noticed.[1]

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