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Meet Grace, the robotic medical assistant helping frontline workers and Covid-19 patients in Asia

By Guardian Exclusive
18 June 2021   |   4:17 pm
Grace a robotic medical assistant was created to relieve the burden on the frontline medical staff who have been overworked due to the pandemic. The robot is designed to interact with people in isolation.

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