Cleaning robot Franzi makes sure floors are spotless at the Munich hospital where she works, and has taken on a new role during the pandemic: cheering up patients and staff. I need to clean," trills the robot in German when people block her pre-programmed cleaning route. "Visitors are not allowed in the pandemic, so Franzi entertains the patients a bit," says Constance Rettler of Dr. Rettler, the company in charge of cleaning the Neuperlach hospital that provided the robot. Amused patients take photos of her, and some even stop to chat to the metre-high robot. "While Franzi is cleaning the floors, our employees can concentrate on doing that."

Source: The Star February 19, 2021 03:56 UTC