{"id":23406,"date":"2025-08-21T21:46:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/transporting-heavy-loads-in-healthcare-facilities-between-logistical-challenges-and-innovative-solutions\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T17:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T15:46:50","slug":"transporting-heavy-loads-in-healthcare-facilities-between-logistical-challenges-and-innovative-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/transporting-heavy-loads-in-healthcare-facilities-between-logistical-challenges-and-innovative-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Transporting heavy loads in healthcare facilities: between logistical challenges and innovative solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23406\" class=\"elementor elementor-23406 elementor-23120\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8230bdd elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8230bdd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03d638e\" data-id=\"03d638e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c417ee8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c417ee8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80eca48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80eca48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transporting heavy loads in healthcare facilities: between logistical challenges and innovative solutions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fddd0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"1fddd0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items 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elementor-repeater-item-768bf23 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t| 6 min\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418801b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"418801b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2fe0b2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2fe0b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e822c0b\" data-id=\"e822c0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19280e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19280e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9cdba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9cdba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>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. A look back at an hour of fruitful discussions between industry professionals and experts in autonomous mobile robotics (AMR).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c760b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c760b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df79f2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df79f2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Logistical challenges at the heart of healthcare facilities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0224383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0224383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eddff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eddff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Perret, an expert in hospital logistics with 10 years of experience at Toulouse University Hospital, identifies three major challenges surrounding the transport of heavy loads:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Freeing up time for logistics staff and caregivers<\/strong>: healthcare facilities involve long, repeated, and sometimes redundant journeys. Transporting heavy carts over distances of several hundred meters can take up to 910 hours per year for a single logistics specialist. All that time could be reallocated to tasks with higher added value.<\/li><li><strong>Secure and track the transport of heavy loads<\/strong>: the risks of collision or delivery errors are very real. Certain flows\u2014sterilization, medications, meals\u2014require rigorous traceability and flawless delivery.<\/li><li><strong>Adapting to constantly changing organizations<\/strong>: between department relocations, peaks in activity, and daily unforeseen events, hospital logistics is anything but straightforward. It is essential to be able to continuously adjust processes.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22c42c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"22c42c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdab490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdab490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Automation as a response to hospital challenges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a14775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a14775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b1816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13b1816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In light of these findings, automating heavy workflows using autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) is an effective solution. It helps relieve the burden on healthcare and logistics staff by entrusting transport tasks to robots capable of adapting to the hospital environment.<\/p><p>AMR technology also offers improved traceability, consistent flow, reduced collision risks, and better use of human resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b839a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"86b839a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f07d8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f07d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Focus on AGILOX technology: the new generation of AMR<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afbcd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9afbcd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-438ff8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"438ff8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lukas G\u00f6bel Gross, representative of AGILOX France, gave a detailed presentation of the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/agilox-one-nfk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AGILOX ONE NFK<\/a><\/span><\/strong> solution. This omnidirectional robot, based on SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) navigation, offers great agility in confined spaces. It is capable of locating its environment without additional infrastructure, which facilitates its deployment.<\/p><p>Among its major strengths:<\/p><ul><li>Omnidirectional movement (crab walking, rotating on the spot) ideal for narrow corridors;<\/li><li>Intelligent obstacle detection;<\/li><li>A lithium iron phosphate battery that is safe and quick to recharge;<\/li><li>Compatibility with standard hospital containers such as trolleys, cabinets, meal carts, etc.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-535e3b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"535e3b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21d77e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A working group to reconcile technology and hospital practice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ec6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1ec6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9535e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9535e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile, in 2024, a working group on heavy logistics flows was launched, bringing together around ten healthcare institutions. The objective: to compare AMR technical solutions with the realities on the ground. A number of meetings helped to identify concrete needs: container compatibility, infrastructure constraints (floor conditions, Wi-Fi, elevators), non-linear flows, reduced storage areas, etc.<\/p><p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/agilox-one-nfk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AGILOX ONE NFK<\/strong><\/a><\/span> model has established itself as a solution particularly suited to hospital environments, thanks in particular to its floor grip and its ability to handle heavy loads safely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ebe30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"27ebe30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5267508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5267508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key points and outlook<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7099c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7099c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffbb7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ffbb7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Key recommendations for a successful AMR project in a hospital include:<\/p><ul><li>Do not neglect the human-machine interface before and after treatment.<\/li><li>Ensure that loads are secured during transport;<\/li><li>Schedule preventive maintenance to ensure service continuity.<\/li><li>Ensure compatibility between manual and automated flows, especially in basements or shared areas.<\/li><\/ul><p>Finally, the sustainability of the solution was highlighted: equipment designed and assembled in Europe, high-quality components, low maintenance, and an estimated lifespan of between 10 and 15 years. A responsible, reliable, and scalable technological solution.<\/p><p>AMR for heavy load transport is not limited to productivity gains. This is a real transformation in practices, enabling human skills to be better utilized, flows to be secured, and the growing demands of the hospital sector to be met. Meanwhile, through this Robotics Spring and its commitment in the field, it confirms its position as a key player in the integration of intelligent robotic solutions for healthcare.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a89c92e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a89c92e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c5fffe\" data-id=\"3c5fffe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94c38c elementor-align-center elementor-tablet-align-center 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logistiques et solutions innovantes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MEV-55-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MEV-55-350x221.jpg 350w, https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MEV-55.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Expertise<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/meanwhile-france.com\/en\/transporting-heavy-loads-in-healthcare-facilities-between-logistical-challenges-and-innovative-solutions\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTransporting heavy loads in healthcare facilities: between logistical challenges and innovative solutions\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>On the occasion of the 4th edition of Printemps de la Robotique, an online conference dedicated to heavy load transport in 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