ELONGATEDSNAIL

ELONGATEDSNAIL t1_j9p36vs wrote

I used to be an EMT . There are frequent flyers with non emergency issues very often and they deff take up resources. Most of the time it's just elderly people who are on medicare. These people are usually poor and they use it as a way to get free medication. There are also people with mental illness who have some episode. Bringing them to a hospital does not really solve the issue but we have no other way to deal with these kinds of people besides the police. But the worst kind of people are the ones who are just trying to score narcotics. I didn't see that happen to often but i imagine it does in worse areas.

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ELONGATEDSNAIL t1_iufd8us wrote

When batteries fail its typically not due to over heating but rather a loose piece of metal contacting the wrong terminal, or water damage. Having them spread out might help these issues but then you need much more wiring to connect all these batteries. Plus how would you remove them from inside the frame once they need to be replaced?

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ELONGATEDSNAIL t1_iueweth wrote

Its extremly difficult to compartmentalize batteries and have them fit a nice form factor to fit inside pevs. Most bats I've seen are Lion which are really just 24+ single cell batteries spot welded together. I suspect some of these welding are shotty. Also i see a lot of people riding in the rain... yeah that does not mix. Even with claims that your device is waterproof. Don't think anything will change until battery tech gets much better.

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ELONGATEDSNAIL t1_iqput1k wrote

It takes longer because setting up the robot takes time . It's also more complex so inheritly there will be more hang ups. It can move in ways our hands can' t so surgeons can do some neat stuff with it. There are some surgeries i would just get done lap and not robotic.

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