RICHE - Robots In Controlled Healthcare Environments

Westfield Technology Group将与伯明翰大学医院、NHS基金会信托基金和克兰菲尔德大学合作领导一个创新项目，展示尖端无人驾驶电动迷你吊舱物流的应用，该物流带有温控储物柜，连接到现有的机器人药房。该项目将测试一个原型的可互换(“热插拔”)温控储物柜系统，用于快速部署，药物将在其中安全运输。将试行“一对多”配送概念，多个订单将被送到一个地点，消除了额外的送货和/或收集相关行程的需要，为公众/部门提供了一种创新的收货方式，通过这样做，聚集订单，目标是减少地点之间的车辆里程，相关的碳排放，使工作人员能够更好地部署到直接护理和缩短患者的交货期。储物柜将由药房机器人装载到迷你吊舱，迷你吊舱然后完成定义的路线。迷你吊舱将在现场停留一段较长的时间，以便员工/公众在离开现场或前往看守所时，能够最大限度地灵活地在他们方便的时候在预先预订的窗口内领取。迷你吊舱将制造一个完整的冷冻储物柜系统，集成面部识别和二维码技术，提供储物柜通道。为了补充这一点，将创建一个支持应用程序，以提供有关储物柜位置、送货时间、购物充值和互动消息的信息，为消费者和员工提供最大的灵活性。此外，还将创建一个支持操作员应用程序，以提供有关储物柜位置、交货时间、充电状态、车载温度、远程储物柜超控、迷你吊舱和系统错误的信息。最后，通过与克兰菲尔德大学合作，该项目将与他们现有的机械和软件工程学院充分整合，提供产品开发方面的实践经验，以及创建物联网技术的新课程。

Westfield Technology Group will be leading an innovative project in collaboration with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Cranfield University to demonstrate the application of cutting-edge driverless electric mini pod logistics, with temperature controlled lockers, linking into an existing robotic pharmacy.The project will be testing a prototype interchangeable ("hot swap") temperature controlled locker system for fast deployment, within which medication will be securely transported. A "one-to-many" delivery concept will be trialed, whereby multiple orders will be delivered to a single location, eradicating the need for additional delivery and / or collection related journeys, providing an innovative way for members of the public/departments to receive goods, and in doing so conglomerating orders, targeting the reduction of vehicle miles between sites, related carbon emissions, allowing staff to be better deployed for direct care and reducing lead-time for patients.The lockers will be loaded onto the mini pod by the pharmacy robot, with the mini pod then completing the defined routes. The mini pod will remain on site for an extended period of time so as to allow maximum flexibility for staff/public to collect at their convenience within a pre-booked window, to coincide with their departure from site or visits to the wards.A complete chilled locker system will be manufactured for the mini pod integrating both facial recognition and QR code technology to provide locker access. To complement this, a supporting app will be created to provide information on locker location, delivery time, shopping top-ups and interactive messaging, to provide maximum flexibility to the consumer and staff. In addition, a supporting operator app will be created to provide information on locker location, delivery time, state of charge, on-board temperatures, remote locker override, mini pod and system errors.Finally, through working alongside Cranfield University, the project will be fully integrated with their existing mechanical and software engineering faculties to provide hands-on experience in product development, as well as creation of new courses for IOT technology.