Taiwan hospital deploys AI robots to assist healthcare workers

Taichung Municipal Hospital for Geriatric Rehabilitation and Comprehensive Care has introduced 20 AI-enabled Aibo robots to support medical staff, help mitigate labour shortages and improve patient services.

The Aibo robots, developed by China Medical University Hospital and EverBot Technology, can guide inpatients, offer basic health education, conduct telemedicine interactions via built-in cameras and respond quickly to questions, learning from each interaction to improve accuracy.

Each robot features autonomous navigation and obstacle avoidance, and is integrated with hospital systems, allowing one AI server to manage up to 30 units simultaneously while protecting patient data with firewall security.

The hospital also uses other AI systems, such as an ambulance-linked platform for early heart-attack detection, while additional Taiwanese medical facilities are expanding robotic support for deliveries, patient interaction and surgical assistance.

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