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Robot eases loneliness of Mexican COVID-19 patients

The robot moves around the hospital on wheels and has a camera and display screen

Published: August 29, 2020 07:23 AFP and compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 535680-01-02-1598671228021 — A robot at a hospital in the Mexican capital is providing a lifeline for coronavirus patients separated from their relatives and reducing the risk of infection for medical workers. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535684-01-02-1598671233451 — "Hi, I'm LaLuchy Robotina! What's your name?" the 1.4-meter-tall (4.6 feet) robot asks patients as it goes from room to room. | Above: View of the screen of LaLuchy Robotina robot at the 20 de Noviembre National Medical Center in Mexico City. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535687-01-02-1598671204089 — It moves around on wheels and has a camera and display screen enabling relatives and doctors to chat with patients or staff in full protective gear in the coronavirus ward. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 537422-01-02-1598671212940 — "It allows us to have a physical presence... but with zero exposure to aerosols within the Covid-19 area," said Lucia Ledesma, a neuropsychologist at the November 20 National Medical Center. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535682-01-02-1598671230567 — The hospital robot, part of a global trend aimed at reducing the risk of infection during the pandemic, was even designated as a "co-therapist" for coronavirus patients in July. | Above: Psychologist and neuropsychologist Lucia Ledezma Torres uses a joystick to control LaLuchy Robotina robot. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535690-01-02-1598671207988 — Since then, it has carried out around 160 missions with infected patients, their relatives and the mental health team. | Above: LaLuchy Robotina robot is seen next to a sign reading Peace is in your inside at a COVID-19 patient's room. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 537418-01-02-1598671210354 — It can even make soothing sounds to reduce the stress caused by isolation. | Above: A health worker makes a selfie with LaLuchy Robotina robot. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535675-01-02-1598671220552 — The robot "helps us with the mental health of the patient," said Sandra Munoz, who coordinates the hospital's strategy against the virus, which has killed more than 60,000 people in Mexico. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535666-01-02-1598671215383 — The bot has computer vision enabling it to recognize people and sensors to help it to move around. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535672-01-02-1598671217999 — It is a lifeline for patients like Rosa Maria Velazquez (on the bed), one of more than half a million Mexicans who have been infected with the virus. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535686-01-02-1598671235909 — "As (families) cannot enter, they see us and we see them, and that cheers us all up," the 55-year-old said from her hospital bed. | Above: Health workers pose for a photo with LaLuchy Robotina robot. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535676-01-02-1598671223122 — LaLuchy Robotina robot is used by health workers at the 20 de Noviembre National Medical Center in Mexico City. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 535677-01-02-1598671225480 — Health workers pray next to LaLuchy Robotina robot at the 20 de Noviembre National Medical Center in Mexico City. Image Credit: AFP

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