The robot could autonomously locate a vein in a gelatin-skinned model forearm with ultrasound technology and artificial intelligence, then precisely pierce the fake flesh with a motor-driven needle.

The traditional process of drawing blood may soon get a high-tech upgrade as health systems across the US begin testing a robot designed to automate blood collection.

Several health systems across the U.S. — including Northwestern Medicine — are gearing up to try a new way of drawing blood: using a robot.

This robot could do a full range of blood collection and testing in a single location instead of having fallible humans always drawing blood, manually processing it, and sending it off for testing.

Unlike with a traditional blood draw, the patient does not see the needle go into the arm nor the tubes of blood. The process takes about two minutes and has a 95% success rate on the first attempt.