Robot receptionists introduced at hospitals in Belgium | Technology | The Guardian

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Robot receptionists introduced at hospitals in Belgium | Technology | The Guardian

'Two Belgian hospitals have added an innovative staff member to their reception desks: humanoid robots called Pepper.

The robots took up assistant reception duties at hospitals in Ostend and Liege on Monday..

The humanoid assistant, which has a screen on his chest and a round head, is the first robot in the world to be used to greet people in a medical setting, his software creators said.'

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/14/robot-receptionists-hospitals-belgium-pepper-humanoid?CMP=twt_a-technology_b-gdntech
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/14/robot-receptionists-hospitals-belgium-pepper-humanoid?CMP=twt_a-technology_b-gdntech

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