A robot whose creators claim it can detect the coronavirus has been banned from a New York park after disturbing locals. The creation was let lose in Bryant Park, Manhattan where it was able to test out three passersby before being stopped by park security. A robot whose creators claim it can detect the coronavirus has been banned from a New York park after disturbing localsThe bot was designed to ask people questions including 'Have you had a fever in the last three days?' The 5-foot robot was created by Pennsylvania-based company Promobot and was banned from the park after officers determined it lacked a permit. Founder of the company Oleg Kivorkutsev told the New York Post: 'We were trying to tell people about the virus.

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2020 10:26 UTC