A young assistant professor from Tripura developed the COVID-19 WARBOT, to help health workers in the fight against COVID-19. This WARBOT can serve food, medicines, and other essential items to the patients to avoid human-to-human contact.
Harjeet Nath, an assistant professor at Tripura Universities Chemical and Polymer Engineering Department spoke about his development. “The main motivation behind this robot is safeguarding and basically ensuring the safety of health workers, nurses, and doctors, who are working in COVID-19 related hospitals. WARBOT is a four-wheeled robot that I have developed at home using waste material.” He added that “Some countries have already developed robots and they are helping the healthcare workers a lot. This robot can serve medicines, water bottles, and food packets as and when needed. There is also a camera if the patient wants to communicate with the doctor.”
Harjeet informed that it took him two weeks to develop a robot. He spent around Rs. 25000 and used spare material like three motors, two rechargeable lead-acid batteries, transmitter, receiver, and USB output.
As far as functioning is concerned, the robot can carry a load of around 15-20 kilograms of material like medicines, food, and water. Its operating range is 15-20 meters with a mobile phone or computer. It is said to be to operate for one hour continuously.
Harjeet insisted it to be handed over to state government for use in COVID-19 hospitals.