Swisslog RoboCourier Interfaces With Doors
Swisslog has teamed up with CCS Robotics to bring you two robots.
SpeciMinder is avalable now and can automatically navigate doorways a small as 27 inches. RoboCourier will be available later this year and can interface with doors and elevators. Reminds me of R2D2 interfacing with the computer to open the trash bin door in Star Wars. Is RoboCourier an R2D2 prototype in the making?
From the press release:
Swisslog SpeciMinder is available now and is designed exclusively for INTRA-departmental materials transport. For example, a large one-floor laboratory or pharmacy in which several workers frequently move goods among multiple workstations is an ideal environment for SpeciMinder. The primary benefit of SpeciMinder is a tremendous increase in operational efficiency.
Swisslog RoboCourier will be available later this year and is designed for INTER-departmental materials transport. Like SpeciMinder, RoboCourier will be able to interface with doors, but it will have the added capability of interfacing with elevators and navigating hallways. This capability will allow RoboCourier to navigate multiple floors within a hospital, meaning it can transport materials from one department to another
Check out the full CCS Robotics press release (PDF file).
Click through for a video of SpeciMinder in action.
