Robots and AI on the front line of healthcare

AT THE RECENT China International Technology Fair, held in Shanghai from April 19 to 21, many medical enterprises exhibited robots for medical service purposes. Beijing News comments:

There are many steps involved in the diagnosing and treatment of a disease. For example, an X-ray photo may be taken, then analyzed, to diagnose what is wrong with a patient.

Traditionally, each of these steps is done by a human. However, AI is now playing a major role in some of the steps, too. For example, nowadays, machines can take X-ray photos and AI used to analyze them. In other parts of the health industry, such as care for senior citizens, robots are becoming more common. Which is good news for China as the number of senior citizens in the country is expected to reach 300 million by 2025.