An Inherently Safe NP Swab Sampling Robot for COVID-19

[Specifications and Advantages]
- 3 DOF (RCM, swab insertion, swab rotation)
- Nonsingular RCM mechanism (-45~90 deg)
- Extremely small distal mass (35 g)
- Mechanical compliance with accurate limit force (0.5 N)
- Automatic swab releasing mechanism for recapping
[Further works]
- Complete the entire system considering vial capping and sanitization.
- Apply face and nostril detection algorithms.
- Develop a safety algorithm using the force sensor.
- Perform the clinical tests.
- Most of all, make it less scary :)
% Accepted to IEEE RA-L for IROS 2022.

[@NICKCIN]

that force restriction is really smart, also the CAM for release, great double use!

[@charliedulol]

at first i was "oh hell no" then i understood it.
this thing likely would have done a better job than the tired and rushed agent i saw... last year?
huh... how long has it been?

[@liamsmyth3849]

Oh my god this is terrifying. I love it!

[@argfasdfgadfgasdfgsdfgsdfg6351]

You should put a little teddy bear on top, so that it looks less scary for the user.

[@morkovija]

Well I guess this is our dystopian future. Good work guys, looks genuinely impressive

[@egeoeris]

Year is 2022, I'm way past a dozen of these swabs and I always feel violated somehow. But I appreciate the consistency this machine can provide whereas a tired personel may have various effects.
This needs either speed or control over the patient. A human can hold still the patient involuntarily shaking their head around from prolonged nose tickles, or rather needs to be done so fast that the patient would need so stand still like a second without giving them a time to react.

[@Blue_Jasmin]

No no no no, no, just no, thank you very much.

[@coffeemixer4292]

No thanks. I”ll pass❤

[@Et3rnalFir3]

LOL what?? why is this a thing

[@Dawy1235]

Lobotomy bot

[@markzuckerberg8841]

excellent work boys

[@slevinshafel9395]

I WANT MORE VIDEOS ABOUT lims 2 PLEASE.

[@JoesCaribbeanVanLife]

Hell to the nay nay.

[@lasertagdreamer]

Need strong fix patient ))

[@charliedulol]

or a chin rest

[@theenchiladakid1866]

I think trust the hand of a butch nurse for now

[@TushhsuT]

Again, looking on this model, I wonder which idiot decided to reach that part through all sensitive nose tissues, whereas the mouth is much more open and not so sensitive. Yes, there is a turn there, but the distance is much smaller till that adenoids. And as a scientist myself I don't believe that virus is concentrated on that part only and in the same time not present on a "oropharynx", where one could take much bigger sample volume without so much discomfort. Final reasoning - doctors that check the size of adenoids look at them though a mouth, not through the nose!!!!
All these two years I avoided doing these terrible tests. No cafe, no cinema, no travels. Home office. Nothing just by a reason - No way I would allow someone to enter and twist something so deep inside my nose.