Panasonic said Tuesday has developed a medical robot that dispenses drugs to patients, the Japanese electronics giant's first step into robotics. Panasonic will sell the robot to Japanese hospitals next March and will market it in the United States and Europe later. Panasonic spokesperson Akira Kadota said the robot will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. "This robot is the first in our robotics project. It sorts out injection drugs to patients, saving time for pharmacists," said Kadota.
July 08th 2009