Universal Robots cobots help the healthcare industry

Over the decades, the industrial processing system has been transformed into an auto-oriented system to meet the requirements of high accuracy, high precision and efficiency. Today's technological developments have successfully applied automated machinery to a wide range of industries, such as manufacturing and the automotive industry, where a well-defined division of labor is used to handle processes and products.

But the healthcare industry has encountered some challenges that have hindered it. One of the major problems is the various power drops and files, which are prone to a considerable amount of human error in a non-automated environment. This also leads to a large number of moments spent on administrative management, restricting movement or conflicts in the work environment. Duplicate materials and misplaced medical records are also part of the battle.

Universal Robots cobots help the healthcare industry

　　Two UR5 robots optimize the processing and screening of blood samples at the University Hospital of Copenhagen in Gentofte. This solution allows for an improvement in the power of blood viewing, with more than 90% of tests being stated within an hour of a 20% improvement in the sample size to be tested.

Electronic prescriptions, automated pricing, e-medical records and booking reminders, advanced scheduling, clinic management, insurance claim application automation, and inventory management are all part of the IT solutions that need to be promated.

With the development of science and technology, robots are also opening up the scope of the healthcare industry, and of course, it is inevitable that real people will be careful to supervise. Robotic medical assistants can monitor a patient's vital signs and alert caregivers when someone needs to intervene, allowing caregivers to monitor multiple patients together. Together, these assistants can also proactively input information into the patient's electronic medical record. Robot carts will actively line the corridors of the hospital to deliver medical supplies or supplies. Robots have also begun to help surgeons, making surgeons more accurate and successful in performing surgeries.

　　Developed by Synaptive Medical in Canada, Modus V™ has successfully written a new chapter in robotic-assisted neurosurgery, with the most powerful optical capabilities on the market, allowing surgeons to improve surgical precision and reduce the degree of invasiveness to the human body. This solution includes Universal Robots' robotic arms.

These robots can also handle simpler tasks, such as drawing blood, checking a patient's vital signs and status, or handling a patient's hygiene needs when needed. The robot can also be used in the preparation and dispensing of medicines in hospital pharmacies. There are also robot assistants who use "gears and steel cables" to help patients who are paralyzed move and perform physical treatment.

In order to achieve high production speeds and anticipate the need for automated human-machine interaction, Universal Robots launched the first commercially ready cobot in 2008. Since then, Universal Robots has been a leading brand in advanced, easy-to-use and lightweight industrial robot arms. Collaborative robots (also known as cobots) have taken their place in the Industry 4.0 initiative and are now making more aggressive inroads into the healthcare industry.

Southern California-based startup Massage Robotics has integrated Universal Robots' UR10 robotic arm to create a life-size massage robot called Alex. The solution identifies a $12 billion massage market and reimagines the human-centric massage experience, allowing customers to talk to Alex and share their favorite massage with friends or doctors online.

However, in the past three years, a system of vision-guided robots called CBot has been developed in northern Spain, with the intention of actively performing multiple physical treatments. The actual situation of the patient is still treated by a professional doctor, but the robotic system is used to simulate the figure of a physical therapist to share the busy work of the clinic staff.

Using three Universal Robots robotic arms, engineers can easily adapt the software to the specific needs of the patient and the mission they need. Such industrial robot arms are empowered by simple programming, simple installation and collaboration, allowing surgeons, nurses, operating room personnel and robots to work together in the same space to care for patients. Cobots are also used in many different areas of the healthcare industry, such as the rehabilitation of blood clots and stroke-related injuries

The Patient@Home program was developed by the Neurological Rehabilitation Centre at Odense University Hospital in Ringe in collaboration with Universal Robots to help patients with injuries caused by blood clots and strokes. The service robot, called Rainer, is designed to help patients perform repetitive, functional movements to carry out the rehabilitation process. This technology can assist the therapist in his or her work by allowing the therapist to set up a specific training program that can be safely performed by the patient through the robot. There are a lot of opportunities to explore in this project.

Help make intraocular lenses

　　The UR robot helped Aurolab increase its output by 15%.

Universal Robots has partnered with Aurolab, which in turn has a partnership with the Medical Center. Aurolab, owned by Aravind Eye Care Systems, uses affordable cobots to produce intraocular lenses, helping people regain their vision at a lower value, while also significantly reducing the power consumption and quality issues of production. Aurolab's workforce grew from 15 to 700, while production increased from 150 to 10,000 intraocular lenses per day. Due to their high quality, these intraocular crystals are now exported to more than 130 countries around the world. Aurolab's annual output increased by fifteen percent.

For the India-based producer, automation has been an integral part for decades, and now it has seen significant improvements in power and productivity.

According to IBEF, India's healthcare industry produces about 158 billion a year and will grow to 280 billion by 2020. At this time, it is only fitting to invest in the automation machinery of the healthcare industry and take the evolution of healthcare services to the next level. Automation and cobot integration will be the future of India's healthcare industry.

Authentic collaboration: At Aurolab, humans and cobots work together

There will be an opportunity for this area to shine brightly: to bring health care to areas that have not yet enjoyed medical advances, to reduce the burden on medical professionals, and to allow people to stand up and walk again. If we want to enjoy the benefits and prevent the potential effects of such technological innovations, we must always be mindful of the pace of scientific progress in order to be ready for a not-so-distant future, when robots will play an important role and work with us in close proximity.

Universal Robots cobots help the healthcare industry

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