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Robotic health care is coming to a hospital near you

A robot wearing a nurse costume carries medical documents at Mongkutwattana General Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, February 6, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - RC1EA4F20BC0

This robot nurse is delivering medical documents in a hospital in Bangkok. Image: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Stephen Rice
Professor of Human Factors,, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Mattie Milner
Ph.D. Candidate in Human Factors, , Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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