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Thread #167208   Message #4038019
Posted By: mg
07-Mar-20 - 02:40 AM
Thread Name: BS: New rules for the coming pandemic
Subject: RE: BS: New rules for the coming pandemic
https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-hardware/robots-helping-to-fight-coronavirus-outbreak robots

what i was thinking during hurricane sandy is how to get the elderly and infirm down several flights of stairs with no elevators. this was a huge problem at the time. you could probably pass some out a big window to a cherry picker outside. or have a sled that sides down the stairs like ski patrol uses. carrying on stretchers would wear people out too quickly. And these people weren't contagious.

now..how do you remove a body from a high building, or a basement, without touching them. think of the basement unit in Parasite..and that is probably a luxurious apartment compared to what many people would have. How do you get a stiff body into a body bag probably adding their medical waste with the minimum exposure. I think robots could drag them down stairs once safely ensconced. I think body bags are not the only solution.