Meet Molly, Your Home Nurse Avatar

Getting an appointment with our doctors are becoming difficult especially now that many people are conscious with their health status. With the demand for healthcare professionals continually increasing, the number of workers can’t keep up.

So how could we balance the great need for nurses and doctors to the patients?

Silicon Valley-based Sense.ly came up with a bright idea of putting a face into telemedicine. They’ve created a Kinect-powered nurse avatar named Molly.

Molly will be the virtual nurse which have access to patient’s records and can ask questions about the patients history and complaints, just like what a real nurse or doctor would do.

With Molly around, patients will no longer have to wait in long lines just to see their doctor or have a check-up. On the other hand, the healthcare professionals can focus on patients that needs more medical attention.

Molly, the nurse avatar

Molly has the caring personality of a nurse, thus talking with her feels normal and natural. She has a pleasing aura that will make you feel comfortable.

Since the nurse avatar don’t need to sleep, eat, or take a vacation, patients can rely on her 24/7. It also has an advantage for the healthcare professionals since they can have more free time and improved the medication for patients. Doctors and nurses will also have extra time to rest and recharge.

The Kinect-powered nurse avatar can be installed in the patient’s home or local clinic with a Windows machine and Kinect accessory.

*source: betanews