Current Context: A Kerala government hospital in Ernakulam in Kochi has deployed a robot named as ‘KARMI-Bot’to serve food and medicines to coronavirus patients with an aim to reduce risk of infections for doctors and health workers.
- The robot is developed by ASIMOV robotics, a company working under maker village of Kerala start-up mission.
- The robot is used is to limit the interaction between COVID-19 patients and health workers as well as to address the shortage of PPE kits by minimizing its use.
- The KARMI-Bot is capable to carry a payload of up to 25kg and has the speed of 1 m per second
- The robot is also incorporated with UV based disinfection and targeted detergent spray to carry out the disinfecting process in hospitals.
Static Part:
- CM of Kerala: Punarayi Vijayan
- Governor of Kerala: Arif Mohammad Khan
Question:
Q.1 Which state government has launched ‘KARMI-Bot’ Robot?
a. Maharashtra
b.Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Punjab
a. Maharashtra
b.Tamil Nadu
c. Kerala
d. Punjab
