Robots to provide food and medicine in Assam hospital

Guwahati: For providing food and medicine to the patients, two robots were handed over to Assam medical and college (AMCH) in Dibrugarh.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal handed over two robots to Principal AMCH Dr. Sanjib Kakati as a part of the COVID-19 infrastructure equipment grant sponsored by Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, Rotary Club of Dibrugarh and Rotary Club of Dhaka Royal, Bangladesh under the support of Global Grant at a function held at John Berry White Auditorium at AMCH, Dibrugarh.

The robots are remotely Controllable Robotic Vehicle that are designed for delivering foods, medicines and other necessary goods to the COVID 19 patients as well as patients with other extremely contagious disease inside the isolation chambers of the quarantine facilities.


Sonowal thanked co-founder Arunjyoti Borgohain Yantrabot Technologies Pvt Limited for designing the robot. Speaking about the countrywide inoculation drive of COVID-19 that started on Saturday nationally, Sonowal hailed all the frontline warriors and health workers for dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic with conviction and valour. He also thanked the various departments and organisations for relentlessly contributing towards fighting against the pandemic.

Sonowal also stressed upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan and the resultant initiatives in the field of science and technology that made tremendous contribution towards tackling the pandemic. He further added that the YANTRABOT robots will have a huge role in rendering care to the patients in the hospitals. He also appreciated Rotary’s service to mankind and requested the members of the organization to use Sports, Culture and Education as tools to bolster human development.

Union Minister of State for Food Processing Rameshwar Teli while speaking on the occasion thanked the Rotary Club of Dibrugarh for helping AMCH for dealing with COVID 19 pandemic and strengthening the infrastructure to fight against the virus.

Speaking on the occasion Rotary Past District Governor Rtn. Kalpana Khound, who gave the welcome address, briefed about the COVID-19 infrastructure project and also about Rotary India and Rotary District’s contribution to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.