‘Robo doc’ on duty at Australian hospital

The robot is like a large tablet that rolls around the hospital visiting patients, allowing doctors to communicate via a Facetime like application
Dr Mark Baldwin (left) and Temi.

A Queensland hospital has enlisted the help of a new colleague who rolls through wards and can tend to patients at their bedside without breaking strict infection control protocols.

Temi is the “robo doctor” doing the rounds at Greenslopes Private Hospital in Brisbane.