Boston Dynamics builds robotic Dr. Spot to help physicians do triage without seeing patients

A dog-like mobile robot named Dr. Spot could advance medical treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing a new connection between patients in isolation and doctors who need to see them. The four-legged robot is designed to help evaluations by having the canine machine with a video camera, which is connected to a physician, visit … Read more

Triage tents set up in Central Park for coronavirus patient overflow from Mount Sinai West Hospital

Crews have begun assembling triage tents outside New York City hospitals that are already overwhelmed by coronavirus victims.  The Mount Sinai system is setting up the temporary treatment facilities outside six of its hospitals – five in New York City and one in Long Island – as it prepares for a projected influx of COVID-19 … Read more