Robot Based Logistics System for Hospitals- Survey

This paper is a survey on autonomous hospital logistics sys-tems. We present commercial products that are successfully installed in the hospitals and research projects proposed by various researches from around the world. Such systems in-clude mobile robots that need to navigate and safely move in a human populated environment. These robots are spe-cial designed to carry various goods that need to be trans-ported. Autonomous hospital logistic systems can include also user interfaces, mission planners, delivery and pick-up stations, parking and charging stations or special designed carts. We describe and compare the various approaches and systems functionalities. We specify the main problems and challenges that need to be considered when designing such systems. The innovative approach that could be an efficient solution for hospital transportation is also presented. 1