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'Remote presence robot' doctor roaming halls at Texas hospital
Lufkin Daily News, June 16, 2009
Memorial Health System of East Texas has started using the "RP-7," a wireless "remote presence robot." Through a partnership with MHSET, doctors from the Methodist Hosptial in Houston will have the capability of "beaming" into the Lufkin hospital through the robot, providing quicker more complete care, according to its creator, InTouch Health. MHSET's RP-7 is one of only 250 worldwide.
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