Africa has indeed shown a great resistance against the pandemic, as it is still amongst the least affected continents in the world. And go further ensure that Africa is strong in the fight against coronavirus; An Egyptian Inventor, Mahmoud el-Koumi has created a Robot assistant names Cira-03 that tests people for Covid-19.
Robot nurse with a human-like face perform coronavirus tests and reminds patients to wear a mask: With a human-like face and robotic arms, 'Cira-03,' tests patients for COVID-19 by cupping their chin and extending an arm with a swab into their mouth. It… https://t.co/MTzZ4UFYNc pic.twitter.com/t2BpcAf9FB
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With Egypt facing a second coronavirus wave, Mechatronics engineer Mahmoud el-Koumi is currently carrying out trials on a self-funded prototype for a remote-controlled robot to assist physicians in running tests on suspected Covid-19 patients.
The move is in a bid to limit human exposure to disease-carriers; at a private hospital in Egypt’s Nile Delta city of Tanta.
Mahmoud el-Koumi
The accomplished engineer explains the early stages of the trial process.
“Before starting its mission, the robot receives training to improve its AI. The training is done by a specialist doctor, the AI in this training acts like a human doctor.”
The robot called Cira-03 sports a human-like face and head to put patients at ease and can carry out an array of medical procedures; including take blood tests and temperatures, perform echocardiograms and X-rays, and display the results to patients on a screen attached to its chest.
The smart health assistant administers these diverse tasks all the while reminding them to wear their masks.
The Cira-03 AI has also been developed to perform pain-free PCR swab tests.
Mahmoud el-Koumi attempts to share the inner workings of the robot’s features.
An Egyptian inventor creates a robot named Cira-03 that can test people for Covid-19 limiting the exposure to infection for health workers. Big up to Africans making a difference!!#tuesdaymotivations #Africa #Uganda #COVID19 #lockdown #innovation #hope pic.twitter.com/zwnxhfRBfh
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“This robot is specially designed to help the medical staff during Covid-19 times. It is a medical robot capable of multi-tasks; it can deal with patients in their beds, chest scans, fever screening, and face mask detection.”
Mahmoud el-Koumi reports positive feedback from patients.
Perhaps more good news for Egypt which was one the first African country’s to kick off its COVID-19 nationwide vaccination campaign; with China’s Sinopharm and has administered 1,315 doses as of March 4; according to the World Health Organization.
The North African nation reports around 196,061 confirmed coronavirus cases with about 150,424 recoveries according to Africanews.
