Robots may help take the heat off testing staff–China Economic Net

Amid the sweltering heat waves that have roasted southern China for days, it’s a tough challenge for medical staff wearing heavy protective suits to collect throat swabs at COVID-19 testing sites. Now, a robot that has been jointly developed by Tsinghua University and Chinese biotech company Bioteke Corp could help relieve the medical workers from the scorching heat. The robot, which looks like a vending machine, can collect throat swabs, process samples, produce results and upload the results in just 45 minutes, without the involvement of a laboratory or any human intervention, its developer said. This latest innovation is part…