HCARD

•It is a robot to assist frontline COVID-19 healthcare warriors.
•It helps in maintaining physical distance from those infected by coronavirus.
•Developed by Durgapur-based CSIR lab, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute.
•This robot can be controlled and monitored by a nursing booth with a control station having such features as navigation, drawer activation for providing medicines and food to patients, sample collection and audio-visual communication.
•HCARD stands for Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device (HCARD.