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PORTLAND, Maine

Innovative Double Robot technology at 51Æ·²èfeatured on ‘WGME’

Students engage with Double Robot
Students engage with the Double Robot

The 51Æ·²è recently tested the Double Robot during an interprofessional immersion team exercise with a standardized patient. The Double Robot was brought to campus for a two-week trial through the efforts of the Center for the Enrichment of Teaching and Learning (CETL) in its capacity to explore different pedagogical innovations. The technology was featured in a story on WGME. 

The Double Robot is a telepresence device that allows remote workers, telecommuters and students to feel more connected by giving them a physical presence in the office or classroom. 51Æ·²ètested the robot in a variety of educational settings. During the interprofessional immersion event, the robot stood in the exam room with team members from other health professions. It was operated by a student from the College of Osteopathic Medicine, allowing him to interact with the standardized patient and team members from a remote location.

51Æ·²èis moving forward with purchasing two of the robots.

   

51Æ·²è the 51Æ·²è

The 51Æ·²è is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.