Hospital robots face attacks by hackers after security flaws found

Servers that control robots working in hospitals were found to have major gaps in security coding. The robots perform menial tasks like delivering medications and transporting materials across hospitals but could be exploited to do harm. Aethon TUG smart autonomous robots are a cost-effective way for hospitals and other businesses to delegate simple tasks away from busy human employees. They can lift hundreds of pounds, clean floors and execute other maintenance-adjacent tasks. To navigate, the TUG robot uses radio waves to tap into a given hospital's network of motion sensor doors and elevators.