This Robot Makes Doctor Visits Less Terrifying for Kids Nobody (almost nobody) likes getting stabbed with needles, and kids seem to especially hate it. Getting vaccinated is an unpleasant process for everyone concerned, including the kids, their anxious parents, and nurses and physicians who are just trying to do their job. There are ways to coach all parties involved to be better at dealing with scary and painful procedures, and that’s where robots might help. Robots, with the proper programming, have proven (like, peer-reviewed proven) that they can be very effective pain coaches. spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/rxrobots-nao-doctor-visits
Posted on: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:53:31 +0000