Hancock Health and Arrive AI announced the expansion of their autonomous delivery network at Hancock Health Regional Hospital in Hancock County, Indiana. The project, which began last year, now includes a third ‘Arrive Point’ that allows delivery robots to travel outdoors to campus buildings for pickups and deliveries.
Autonomous Delivery Network
The automated handoff between robots and mailboxes doesn’t require human interaction. According to Dan O’Toole, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Arrive AI, ‘The robot comes on its own cadence, drops an item into an arrive point, and sends you a notification. You come out at your convenience, and that allows the robot to go on to its next mission.’ Workers are planning the robot’s outdoor route, with launch expected in about two months.
Hancock Health expressed interest in having drones deliver items throughout the county, not just robots. The expansion of the autonomous delivery network is expected to improve the efficiency of medical supply and lab specimen transportation between facilities.
Original reporting: 93.1 WIBC (Indianapolis) — read the source article.
