Man stricken with lung disease told he has just days to live - by a robot

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Ernest Quintana, 78, was admitted to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center - when a robot rolled in to give him bad news

Ernest Quintana, 78, was admitted to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in the San Francisco Bay area of California last weekend.

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