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Jetsons-Style Robots Invading Chicago-Area Hospitals
Moxi robots deliver medication and shuttle supplies and small pieces of equipment across three Chicago-area hospitals.
Credit: Stacy Wescot/Chicago Tribune
Roughly human in shape, Moxi robots have been deployed in at least three Chicago-area hospitals amid a shortage of medical workers.
Developed by Diligent Robotics and leased by the hospitals via subscription, the robots deliver medication and transport supplies and small pieces of equipment throughout the facilities.
Nurses summon the robot by entering requests into an application on a tablet; when it arrives, they show their badge to a detector so they can open any of Moxi's three drawers to insert items before dispatching the unit on its task.
Moxi uses sensors to navigate and has a single arm to push buttons to open doors.
The concept is to have Moxi give nurses more time to care for patients, rather than having them convey items across the hospital.
From Chicago Tribune
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