The Jeroen Bosch Hospital in Den Bosch has already sold the AGVs it deployed since 2011. The logistics robots were supposed to help the hospital with the provisioning of different floors, but proved difficult to deploy in practice.
Thirteen AGVs
In 2011, the Jeroen Bosch Hospital (JBZ) was in the news as the only hospital in the Netherlands working with AGVs. The 13 unmanned transport robots were deployed in the logistics department to supply different floors in the hospital with meals and clean bedding.
The robots used goods lifts and were controlled via laser guidance and reflectors on the walls. By deploying robots, JBZ could cut staff costs significantly.
Problems with other systems
Now it appears that JBZ has already said goodbye to the vehicles again. Surely they would cause too many problems, especially in coordination with other systems. "For example, with the control system of the lifts and the nurse on-call system," a hospital spokeswoman told the Brabants Dagblad.
"Also, the carts had to be able to move safely through the hospital. Suppliers and employees of the hospital made efforts to make it a success but unfortunately never quite succeeded. For that reason, we said goodbye to the AGVs. They have been sold."
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