Blood-Sample Robot Misses Veins About As Often As Trained Humans Do

But the robot's makers are hoping to make it more accurate in the next few months. Would you let a robot draw your blood? Perhaps in the future, you'll be able to choose an mechanical phlebotomist over a human one. A California-based startup is trying to build a robot that is able to find a vein and draw blood on its own, IEEE Spectrum reports. The robot's makers hope it could speed things during clinical trials for drugs, which may require dozens of blood draws. The robot, named Veebot, is abou...