Here’s what the first coronavirus “swab robot” can teach us about fast innovation

Researchers in Denmark have developed a robot that could be a game-changer in the fight against coronavirus.
Jane Thoning Callesen
Communication manager, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Institute, University of Southern Denmark
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