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From cheap throwaway sensors to big ticket devices targeted at medical professionals, this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has featured more health and wellbeing tech than ever before.
The RP-Vita (Remote Presence Virtual and Independent Telemedicine Assistant) is one of the more advanced items on display.
The person-sized robot is designed to glide round hospital corridors allowing consultants to drop in on patients in different buildings to their own. Its built-in stethoscope and other equipment can be operated by a nurse to provide the physician with live readings, and a screen and camera on top allows the doctor and patient to have face-to-face video conference conversations.
It's a big investment for hospitals to make, but the firm behind it says that patients act differently than they would if called over a phone or tablet computer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20973693
The RP-Vita (Remote Presence Virtual and Independent Telemedicine Assistant) is one of the more advanced items on display.
The person-sized robot is designed to glide round hospital corridors allowing consultants to drop in on patients in different buildings to their own. Its built-in stethoscope and other equipment can be operated by a nurse to provide the physician with live readings, and a screen and camera on top allows the doctor and patient to have face-to-face video conference conversations.
It's a big investment for hospitals to make, but the firm behind it says that patients act differently than they would if called over a phone or tablet computer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20973693