A health care robot developed by iRobot and InTouch Health allows doctors who may be thousands of miles away to interact with patients at their bedsides.
Called RP-VITA, the robot stands 1.7 meters high and rolls around hospitals controlled by an iPad. The robot was designed to bring world class doctors and specialists to patients who wouldn’t otherwise have access to them.
Nick Barber/IDGNSRP-VITA stands 1.7 meters tall and has a large LCD screen so that patients can see who they are speaking with.
“Imagine you had a stroke,” said iRobot CEO Colin Angle speaking at the company’s headquarters in Massachusetts. “Would you rather be seen by the world expert in strokes…or by the guy down the hall? RP-VITA is about allowing people to see specialists and have access to more sophisticated treatments, which leads to better outcomes.”