What specific tasks can Alter-Ego robots perform in Milan hospitals?

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Alter-Ego can perform basic patient-assistance and routine ward tasks in Milan hospitals, including remote doctor stand-in, water delivery, and treatment guidance

In Milan hospitals, Alter-Ego robots can stand in for a doctor working remotely, bring a patient a bottle of water, and guide patients to treatment. They also collect a patient’s pain level data and transmit it instantly to ward nurses, while being remotely controlled by an operator during the trial period. From July, the robot is set to work autonomously as the hospital continues testing.
It can act as a remote stand-in for a doctor
Alter-Ego is described as able to stand in for a doctor working remotely, including speaking to patients while connected to the clinical setting. In the trial, a patient interacts with the robot through prompts such as asking how the patient is feeling and whether they need anything.
It can deliver simple items and help with treatment navigation
The robot can bring a patient a bottle of water as a basic assistance task. It can also guide patients to treatment, which is part of how it supports care activities within the ward.
It can collect pain-level data and send it to nurses
In the Milan trial, a patient transmits his pain level on a screen attached to the robot’s chest. The collected pain-level data is sent instantly to the ward’s nurses, enabling nurses to monitor patients while administering medicine and responding to signals about physical or mental health.
It can be controlled remotely during trials and shift to autonomy from July
The project in Milan is currently run with the robot being remotely controlled by an operator. The plan is for the robot to work autonomously starting in July as testing continues on what the robot can and should do in a hospital ward.

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