This particular strain appears to be new which means that people's immune systems do not recognize the infection which equates to a surge of new infections.
Norovirus causes a great deal of stomach distress. Symptoms vary however stomach pain and vomiting seem to be the most common, hence the primary reason for the development of Larry the robot head.
Norovirus, it should be noted, is incredibly robust. It infects extremely fast and spreads equally as fast. Plus it can live on an infected surface for an extremely long time.
So where does robot head Larry fit in? Well Larry can simulate a human vomiting! "Why" you might ask? Well it seems that Norovirus can be spread very easily through micro-particles of vomit, hence Larry the anatomically correct "humanoid simulated vomiting system" which allows scientist to get a better idea of how far the aerosolized norovirus particles travel.
Check out the Verge artical here
Plus the youtube video of Larry in action!
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