[krts-]

The headline is misleading. Mechanical CPR devices have been utilised for years in the UK. The major LUCAS clinical trial [1] was run in the UK.

The ‘first’ relates to the version used: LUCAS 3. This has no performance difference but adds ‘smart’ features via Bluetooth. This is also misleading, as the LUCAS 3 has been available in other services.

[1] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6...

[JshWright]

Yeah, "misleading" is generous here. It's flat out wrong. Perhaps this article was also written by a "robot".

[tremon]

Not only that, the article isn't about the robot carrying out anything. This is about the ambulances starting to carry this particular machine, not about the machine actually having been deployed.

[ultrastable]

I don't know anything about Bluetooth security but I'm assuming adding it to a lifesaving device isn't necessarily an improvement?

[dang]

Ok, we've de-firsted the title above.

[rscho]

Yes, but it makes for new publications ! That's the important thing, right? Right?