Swisslog’s Quicker Picker for Supply Chain Management
June 11, 2013 | Terry Sharrer
Supply chains for hospitals rival those for manufacturing plants or online retailers. Whether it’s for delivering surgical sets to ORs, or moving housekeep supplies to patients’ rooms, the supply chain ultimately impacts flow efficiencies where patients’ length of stay is a very important economic indicator. Here described is Swisslog’s “Click & Pick” delivery robot that can perform 1,000 picks/hour (five times faster than the fastest human) and can run for 22 hours before recharging. It is one of the tools for an “autonomous hospital” of the future. MORE
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