Delivery robots free up
time for caregivers at
hospitals in Nantes and Cholet

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:

  • 1 mobile base for all your intelligence;
  • 1 application module with drawers and cabinets;
  • 1 last part which includes the computer system.

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:

  • From 8.45 a.m. to 4.45 p.m., Monday to Friday, it parks at the pharmacy and transports chemotherapy to the oncology department.
  • From 5:00 p.m. until 8:45 a.m. the following day, it is available to the emergency department, intensive care unit and obstetrics unit to transport biological samples to the laboratory. At weekends and on public holidays, it is available 24 hours a day for these departments.

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.

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