In general, robots are taking up every job at present. Fortunately, robots have become key aspect in Covid-19 situation. Yes, Robotic Dog is helping hospitals in U.S.
Boston Dynamic’s Spot Robot is helping hospitals in fighting Coronavirus by reducing the count of health workers. The company is open-sourcing all of its work so other mobile robotics makers can leverage the platform to help more frontline workers.
In the U.S at least 5,400 nurses, doctors, and other healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients. They have contracted the disease themselves. As per estimation, of those medical professionals, dozens have died.
Moreover, treating patients with a virus that can live on surfaces for days and it is dangerous, life-threatening work no matter how many precautions you take.