Robots Taking Over – As Nursing Aides
October 11, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Technology
The Jetsons? R2D2? The end of humanity as we know it?
Any nurse or nurse’s aide can tell you that lifting patients is one of the physically toughest parts of the job. Training stresses how to care for your back, but lifting a patient in ideal conditions isn’t always possible. And, often you want to lift a patient but you don’t have someone close by to help – and it’s not feasible for you to do it yourself.
Well, trust the Japanese to come up with a solution. Jetsons move over: meet the robot nurse.
This cute looking robot, RIBA (not the robot …read more
