DOST plans to fund UST engineer’s prototype robots to aide health workers

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MANILA—The Department of Science and Technology on Friday said that it will help fund the prototypes for a robot that will help reduce direct contact between COVID-19 patients and health workers.

During a DOST Report streamed on social media, Secretary Fortunate de la Peña talked about the Logistic Indoor Service Assistant, or LISA robot, made by University of Santo Tomas assistant professor and engineer Anthony James Bautista.

De la Peña said UST asked for assistance to produce more prototypes to let them further assess its effectivity and viability. An earlier ABS-CBN News report described the LISA as a “telepresence robot” that would allow patients to communicate with health workers remotely. It took 5 days for Bautista to construct the robot based only on materials available in his laboratory.

 

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