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Kawasaki Heavy teams with Foxconn to add 'nursebots' to robot lineup
Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Foxconn modeled a new robotic nurse after Kawasaki Heavy's Nyokkey service robot, above. (Photo by Yuta Maeda)
MASASHI ISAWA
TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries has teamed with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to develop humanoid robots that are able to perform nursing tasks, with the aim of eventually expanding their use to other sectors.
The companies have already developed a nursing robot based on the Japanese company's service robot, Nyokkey. Pilot tests are underway at a hospital in Taiwan, where Foxconn, the world's biggest contract electronics manufacturer, is based.
