Robotic trolley serves COVID-19 patients at Mumbai hospital

Mumbai, July 7

A robotic trolley has been pressed into service at a hospital here to help eliminate contact and reduce the risk of infection among medical staff treating COVID-19 patients.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office shared a video on Twitter, which shows the robotic trolley called ‘Gollar’ distributing medicines to COVID-19 patients at Podar Hospital in Worli.

Robot ‘Gollar’ has reported on duty at Podar Hospital in Mumbai! It’ll get you food, water & medicines.

This is an important step in our #WarAgainstVirus as it will eliminate contact and reduce risk for our medical staff in COVID Facilities. pic.twitter.com/BGKfyGlMdC

— CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) July 7, 2020

“Robot ‘Gollar’ has reported on duty at Podar Hospital in Mumbai! It’ll get you food, water and medicines.

This is an important step in our #WarAgainstVirus as it will eliminate contact and reduce risk for our medical staff in COVID Facilities,” the CMO tweeted. PTI