A Chinese company says it has developed a robot that can perform Covid-19 testing with unprecedented speed and efficiency. The robot, which made its debut at the World Robot Conference 2022 in Beijing on Thursday, looks like a vending machine and provides accurate polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results without the need for a laboratory. The robot, developed by Chinese firm BioTeke, can give results for up to 80 users in 45 minutes – much faster than traditional methods. It can process samples from up to 320 people at a time. Robot designed for quick Covid-19 oral swab tests shines...