CORONAVIRUS ROBOT — Singapore’s SwabBot cuts contagion risk, boosts efficiency in Covid testing

A team of experts in Singapore has designed a patient-controlled robot that can conduct nasal swab tests to detect Covid-19, reducing the risk of exposure to the virus faced by healthcare workers.

Not only does SwabBot minimize the contagion risk but, with a procedure time of around 20 seconds, it has the potential to be more efficient than manual swabbing, which can take up to twice as long.

Source: efe.com , English edition