A throat swab sampling robot for COVID-19 nucleic acid testing was recently put into trial use in Shenyang, capital city of northeast China’s Liaoning province, cctv.com reported on Jan. 12, 2021.
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Through remote man-machine collaboration, the robot is able to finish sampling in a quick and gentle manner, and could reduce cross-infection risks for medical workers and vulnerable groups.
The robot’s sampling procedure can be traced and supports multi-person sample collection and processing mode for more than five people automatically.
Using test subjects, the robot's performance has proved to be steady.