Mobile robots circulate autonomously in the corridors of the CHU de Nantes and the CH de Cholet to deliver medicines to the various departments – this is now the daily routine in these hospitals.
Each robot consists of 3 parts:
Accessible for buildings of all structures, these robots are equipped with artificial intelligence specialized in indoor navigation.
Transport of chemotherapy during the day and biological samples for the emergency department at night.
At the Cholet hospital, a robot called Walli is being used to help caregivers refocus on their core business. Measuring 1.45 metres and weighing 85 kilos, Walli can carry a load of 25 kilos and navigate corridors independently.
His day is divided into 2 parts:
In 9 months, the robot has covered almost 3,000 km and carried out 11,500 missions.
Nantes University Hospital, a forerunner in this technology, has already been using robots to help its nursing staff for 9 years. With the shortage of nursing staff, the use of robots is bound to grow, to continue freeing up staff time.
Meanwhile’s mobile robots are completely autonomous. To achieve this, the robots use Artificial Intelligence to locate themselves at all times and dynamically avoid obstacles…
With nearly a hundred robots installed in France, Switzerland, Belgium, and soon in Italy, Meanwhile continues its international expansion and is structuring itself accordingly.
On the occasion of the 4th edition of Printemps de la Robotique, an online conference dedicated to heavy load transport in healthcare facilities was held.