AIIMS deploys robots to help medical staff in the war against Coronavirus

The applications range from sanitising the floors without human intervention to enabling doctors to monitor and interact with contagious Covid-19 patients remotely

As India’s healthcare system grapples with increasing cases of Covid-19, robotics brand Milagrow said it is making efforts along with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)  to help contain the spread of the pandemic amongst doctors and healthcare workers. Under this effort, its artificial intelligence-powered robots – Milagrow iMap 9 and Humanoid ELF – will be tested in the advanced Covid-19 ward at AIIMS, Delhi.

“Milagrow Floor Robot iMap 9.0 and Milagrow Humanoid will be tried at AIIMS Hospital New Delhi,” said Randeep Guleria, Director of AIIMS.

Manufactured in India, the Milagrow iMap 9 is a floor disinfecting robot