Daedong Mobility demonstrates in-house developed medical robots at Yeongnam University Hospital
Daedong Mobility demonstrates in-house developed medical robots at Yeongnam University Hospital
- Transport robots with indoor autonomous driving technology designed to carry samples and medicine to be tested at the hospital until the end of December
- Daedong’s transport robot can board the elevator on its own, avoid obstacles, and arrive at its destination safely
- With its latest demonstration, the company is seeking to advance the technology featured in its indoor service robots while improving robot performance and user convenience
Daedong Mobility (CEO Won Yu-hyun), Daedong Group’s subsidiary specializing in smart mobility solutions, announced on November 11 that it is launching a field demonstration of its autonomous driving medical service robots, which it developed in-house, for hospital logistics and patient transportation at Yeungnam University Hospital until the end of December this year.
The Hospital will test a total of seven service robots, including one robot to transport samples, two to transport pharmaceutical and medical supplies, and four autonomous smart chair robots. The robots used for samples and medical supplies will go back and forth between the diagnostics lab and the Hospital pharmacy to transport samples and drugs. Equipped with the same autonomous driving functions as the smart chair robot, these transportation robots can board elevators by themselves, avoid obstacles, and arrive at their destination safely.
Daedong Mobility, Daedong Group’s subsidiary specializing in smart mobility solutions, is commissioning a field demonstration of seven autonomous driving medical service robots, including one transport robot for hospital logistics and patient transportation, two for drug and medical supplies, and four autonomous driving smart chair robots, developed by the company itself, at the Yeungnam University Hospital until the end of December this year.
Meanwhile, the smart chair robot safely moves a patient from one position to the destination based using data accumulated by mapping each floor of the hospital, then returns after completing its mission. Smart chair robots are expected to be used not only for outpatients, but also for patients who have difficulty walking after surgery, especially when moving from the ward to the outpatient clinic. Service robots are designed to provide safer services by enabling real-time monitoring of information, including operational status, location information, abnormal symptoms, and faults, through a central control system using Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, allowing for immediate action in case of any issues.
With its latest demonstration, Daedong Mobility plans to internalize and advance its technology behind indoor service robots, while improving performance and user convenience by having Hospital staff and visiting patients evaluate its products. To this end, the company will look to advance its autonomous driving technology to create optimal indoor driving routes and help avoid static/dynamic obstacles in hospital environments with a large floating population. Daedong Mobility is also developing communication technologies for simultaneous entry and exit, such as elevators and automatic security doors, in conjunction with the Hospital’s infrastructure.
