Garmi is a product of a new sector called geriatronics, a discipline that taps advanced technologies for geriatrics, gerontology and nursing.
Garmi is a product of a new sector called geriatronics, which taps advanced technologies for geriatrics, gerontology and nursing.BERLIN - The white-coloured humanoid"Garmi" does not look much different from a typical robot -- it stands on a platform with wheels and is equipped with a black screen on which two blue circles acting as eyes are attached.Not only is Garmi able to perform diagnostics on patients, it can also provide care and treatment for them. Or at least, that is the plan.
About a dozen scientists built Garmi with the help of medical practitioners like Steinebach at the Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence. "We have ATMs where we can get cash today. We can imagine that one day, based on the same model, people can come to get their medical examination in a kind of technology hub," said Abdeldjallil Naceri, 43, the lead scientist of the lab.
Alternatively the machine could offer a more personalised service at home or in a care home -- by serving meals, opening a bottle of water, calling for help in case of a fall or organising a video call with family and friends.In the Garmisch laboratory, Steinebach sat down at a table equipped with three screens and a joystick as he got ready to test the robot's progress.
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