Categories: News

IIT-Guwahati developing robots to help fight Corona virus

Representative Image

NEW DELHI: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati researches are  now working on the development of robots which will be deployed in the isolation wards of COVID-19 positive cases. The robots will be delivering food, medicine and other essentials and would also dispose off waste. It will help minimize human contact and hence spread of the virus. The research team has said that the prototypes would be ready within two weeks and could be customised as per the requirements of the hospital.

One robot would be used for delivering the essentials and the other would be used to dispose toxic wastes. 

IIT-G will be establishing an advance centre for research and laboratory to further study the pandemic COVID-19.

Team Urban Update

Recent Posts

IMD predicts staggering rise in temperatures in Northern India

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning regarding an…

4 days ago

NGT summons authorities over worsening condition of Dal Lake

Representative Image JAMMU and KASHMIR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called upon the Central…

4 days ago

India highlights its progress in forest conservation at UNFF 19

Representative Image NEW DELHI: The 19th edition of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF…

4 days ago

BMC publishes list of dilapidated buildings ahead of monsoon

Representative Image MUMBAI, Maharashtra: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has published a list of 188…

1 week ago

Chennai Corporation to penalise unregistered pets

Representative Image CHENNAI, Tamil Nadu: The Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation is mulling the plan to…

1 week ago

Faulty streetlight renders Kollidam Bridge unsafe for pedestrians

Representative Image TRICHIRAPALLI, Tamil Nadu: Faulty Streetlights on the newly built Kollidam Bridge in Trichy…

1 week ago