Healthcare IT News March 23, 2021
Kat Jercich

The prototype has cameras and a display screen as well as a waterproof box that can deliver medical supplies or collect tests.

Inventors at the University of Cincinnati announced this past week that they had developed a semi-autonomous drone prototype to dispatch medicine or supplies to people’s homes.

The drone, which is still in development, has cameras and a display screen to allow patients to communicate with healthcare professionals from within their own homes.

“When the COVID-19 pandemic began, we saw a need for telehealth care delivery drones to provide healthcare in the home...

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