| UNDP and Government of Rwanda Deploy Smart Anti-Epidemic Robots to Fight Against COVID-19! - 19/05/2020 |
| UNDP and Ministry of ICT and Innovation of Rwanda |
| International and Regional Organizations | Africa | Rwanda (Republic of) |
| The UNDP Accelerator Lab partnered with the Ministry of ICT and Innovation to acquire and deploy five smart anti-epidemic robots for use in two COVID-19 treatment centers, and at the Kigali International Airport. The robots will support detection of COVID-19 cases including among returning citizens, test patients, and provide other services in the hospitals. The robots were acquired through ZoraBots Africa Ltd from their parent company ZoraBots in Brussels, Belgium, and given contextualized Rwandan names. They will be used mainly for mass temperature screening, monitoring patient status and keeping medical records of COVID19 patients. Among other capabilities, the robots have the capacity to screen between 50 to 150 people per minute, deliver food and medication to patient rooms, capture data (video & audio), and notify officers on duty about detected abnormalities for timely response and case management. |
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Source Link Keywords: innovation, public-private partnership, robots |