This robotic arm delivers vaccines without needles or medical assistants

One word has been on everyone’s lips for several months: vaccination. Especially in the current beginning of winter, we are seeing again that a vaccine without a vaccine-willing can lead to a tough last quarter, but in addition to the classic vaccine skeptics there are also people who are simply afraid of the process itself. Because needles are not made for everyone.

Vaccines that can be taken orally, for example, could one day help. Pfizer is already working on a corona vaccination in pill form, for example. Until then, however, the vaccination process could also change, as a new robot from the Cobionix company is now showing.

Because the Cobi robot platform should enable vaccinations and at the same time get by without nasty syringes. The special thing about the machines is that they can do without human help, so doctors and medical assistants can focus on more important tasks. It is made possible by a structure with several LiDAR sensors that continuously keep an eye on the environment.

A camera recognizes and identifies the patient. The sensors just mentioned then produce a 3D image of the body and in this way find the perfect place to inject the vaccine. It also takes into account where the person is standing, what position they are in and whether items of clothing need to be removed.

Once the right place is found, the robot injects the vaccine into the body under high pressure. A tube is used that is just as thick as a human hair, so you don’t really notice much and the process is over.

Now it remains to be seen how the new technology will be accepted, the Cobi platform already has one advantage. It is an extremely flexible system that can be converted to different application scenarios. If the robot is no longer assigned to the vaccination, a recalibration and a software update are usually sufficient. This drives costs down, making the technology more affordable.

Via Gizmodo