The world’s first fully automatic nasopharyngeal swab sampling robot was unveiled at the CIFTIS 2021

Recently, at The China International Fair for Trade in Services 2021, the world’s first fully automated nasopharyngeal swab sampling robot was exhibited and attracted the attention of many visitors.

According to reports, the robot realizes a fully automatic work process of grasping, calibrating, collecting and killing. It uses face recognition to find the position of the nostril, and then puts the specimen collection swab into the human nasopharynx. After sampling, it automatically breaks and places it. To the kit.

The robot can realize unmanned sampling of nasopharyngeal swabs and avoid infection of medical staff in high-risk situations.

In addition, the robot precisely controls the contact strength of the cotton yarn with the nasal cavity through the force control sensor. The nasopharyngeal swab is inserted into the nasal cavity at a slower speed than the doctor, and the actual experience may be more comfortable.

Source: Caijing.com