Sudanese Scientist Invents Robot For Detecting Covid-19 Patients
10 May, 2020
AJMAN, United Arab Emirates (Sudanow) – Sudanese scientist and inventor Mohamed Osman Baloola has devised last month a smart robot that can remotely detect Covid-19 patients.
Baloola, a biomedical engineer, was named among The World's 500 Most Influential Arabs in 2012 and 2013 for his work on diabetes. He has won many awards including a science and innovation award at the Arabian Business Awards 2011, Dubai, Dh40,000 (11,000 US) during a Sharjah Television competition for his invention of a remote monitoring and control system for diabetes patients via mobile phone and Best Project on Biomedical Engineering- Biomedical Day 2008.
Baloola, deputy director of Ajman University’s Innovation Center, said in the University’s website that the robot, operating on the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), includes a variety of sensors that can precisely detect Covid-19 symptoms, including fever, cough, heart rate, temperature, and humidity.
"It is also equipped with a sophisticated thermal camera and two contactless temperature sensors that can detect body temperature up to two meters away."
The robot further detects breathing difficulties with an SPO2 sensor which estimates the amount of oxygen in blood, he said. "There is also another sensor for detecting coughing."
“It has an audio alarm system that helps observe the physical distancing required, while the AI-operated voice assessment system detects patients through their voices," Baloola said.
The robot, meant to distantly detect Covid-19 patients, is aimed to protect all workers on the frontlines, mainly those in the health sector, against coronavirus.
It can be used in all airports, outlets, shopping centers, hospitals, clinics, universities, schools, metro stations and crowded places.
The self-operating robot can be run via a remote control, while the data collected can be seen, and checked online all over the world, he added.
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