Will Robots Take Over China’s Hospitals After COVID-19?

In the Wuhan Third Hospital, the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, Xiaobai cruised through the narrow aisles to dole out medicines and meals, bypassing hazmat-suited professionals and facial masks-covered patients. Just as 1.4 billion Chinese were in different degrees of lockdown and tried to avoid human contact, this healthcare worker did not even wear a surgical mask. At 4.8 feet tall, traveling 1-2 feet per second, and armed with a laser camera head, this smart medical assistant robot, unlike the humans he helps, is not afraid of people. He has no fears, no...