Coronavirus US: Boston Dynamics' robot dog detects symptoms

A hospital in Massachusetts has found another job for Spot, Boston Dynamics' dog-like robot: Doctor. The yellow-and-black quadruped has been proven able to take patients' vital signs from a distance of over six feet. That could allow healthcare workers to keep a safe distance from patients who may be infected with the coronavirus or other contagion. So far, Spot has only been tested on healthy patients at Harvard Medical School's Brigham and Women's Hospital - the next step would be to try it out in an emergency room setting. Researchers at MIT say they've developed cameras that allow Spot, Boston Dynamics' dog-like robot, to take vital signs from more than six feet away.