Tokyo Metropolitan Government has commissioned two robots to serve patients quarantined in local hotels including Apa Hotel and resort. This is one of the 5 hotels in Tokyo City where Covid-19 patients will be housed.
The robots developed by Softbank Group Corp. are expected to cheer up the otherwise lonely patients.
The robot in the above picture is seen wearing a white mask.
The city decide to house those with mild symptoms in hotels in order to free up hospital beds for the more serious patients.
The robots were unveiled on 1 May, 2020. So far 14,281 positive cases have been confirmed in Japan and 432 deaths.
