A young engineer has developed a robot that can test samples of COVID-19, without establishing any human contact using a mobile application in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.<br /><br />The incident took place in Coimbatore district on 27 June.<br /><br />The video shows the COVID-19 smart swab robot being demonstrated on a person operated by the developer.<br /><br />Social distancing is the key to stop the further spread of the coronavirus pandemic.<br /><br />The robot can eliminate physical contact between health workers and patients with its remote usage.<br /><br />The development needs more research and approval from the government to be implemented in the field.<br /><br />The robot is a prototype and can be handled through another mobile phone with an application to operate the same.
