/ 11 September 2021

The robot that allows Covid-19 patients human contact

Quintin The Robot
Khanya’s predecessor: Quintin the robot. (Damien Schumann)

A mental health pandemic: It’s far from ideal, but a dying mother was able to blow kisses to her child thanks to Khanya the robot

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