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Hospital Adds 'Robot Workers' to Handle Daily Duties

Would you trust a robot with your IV drip? Patients in Scotland will soon have to, now that a hospital in that country is preparing to debut a line of automated staff members to help with day-to-day duties -- doling out medications included. At the Forth Valley Royal Hospital, set to open this August, robots will be summoned via hand-held PDAs. They'll clear meal trays, tidy rooms, carry waste and -- yes -- dispense drugs. The hospital also boasts a pharmacy staffed entirely by 'bots, according to BBC correspondent Eleanor Bradford, who toured the facility. "This is the first in the U.K. ...

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